Plagiorhyncha sp.
UNB-2018-0240Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Plagiorhyncha (McLearn, 1918)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Different sizes. Medium, defined ribs (0.05 cm) and prominent sulcus (0.3 cm). Prominent, thin fold composed of two ribs (0.2 cm). Slightly ornamentation on the ribs near the anterior margin. Rounded/triangular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin.
*Collected in 1975.
Specifications
| Object name | Plagiorhyncha sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0240 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Little Pocologan Brook, Pocologan, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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