Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) laura
UNB-2018-0233Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Leiorhynchidae
Genus: Rhynchonella (Hall, 1860)
Subgenus: Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) (Hall, 1860)
Species: Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) laura (Billings, 1860)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Anterior margin is partially missing. Medium ribs (0.2 cm). Sulcus is weathered, and fold is composed of four ribs (1.2 cm). Rounded anterior margin and rounded/posterior margin. Faint plication near commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) laura |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0233 |
| 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 to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Thedford, Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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