Rhynchonella sp.
UNB-2018-0236Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchonellidae
Genus: Rhynchonella (Fischer, 1809)
Five specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (~0.11cm) and defined sulcus (~0.7 cm). Brachial valve is highly convex. Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Faint plication near the commissure.
*Original Catalogue list the specimen as Rhynchonella pleura, this species was not found online.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchonella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0236 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Middle Ordovician Age: Darriwilian |
| Numeric age | 467.3 Mya |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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