Rhynchonella varians
UNB-2018-0229Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchonellidae
Genus: Rhynchonella (Fischer, 1809)
Species: Rhynchonella varians (Schlotheim, 1820)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, defined ribs (~0.1 cm), prominent sulcus (0.6 cm) and small fold composed of two ribs (0.3 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Faint plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchonella varians |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0229 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic Age: Aalenian |
| Numeric age | 174.1 Mya |
| Origin | Blumberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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