Camarotoechia horsfordi
UNB-2018-0226Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Camarotoechia (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Species: Camarotoechia horsfordi (Hall, 1867)
Four specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, defined ribs (0.1 cm) and prominent fold composed of four ribs (0.6 cm). Sulcus is not visible, encrusted with sediment or weathered. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Some specimens appear distorted due to preservation. Commissure is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Camarotoechia horsfordi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0226 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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