Piarorhynchella triassica
UNB-2018-0231Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Norellidae
Genus: Piarorhynchella (Yang and Xu, 1966)
Species: Piarorhynchella triassica (Girty, 1927)
Two small specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, prominent ribs (0.1 cm) are visible near the anterior margin. Faint sulcus (0.6 cm) and fold composed of two ribs (0.4 cm). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Piarorhynchella triassica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0231 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Triassic Subperiod: Early Triassic |
| Numeric age | 251 Mya |
| Origin | Washington County, Utah, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- G. H. Girty. 1927. Descriptions of new species of Carboniferous and Triassic fossils (from southeastern Idaho). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 152:411-446
- T. Y. Yang and G. R. Xu. 1966. Triassic Brachiopods of Central Guizhou Province. Beijing: Industry Press.