Rhynchonella sp.
UNB-2018-0244Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchonellidae
Genus: Rhynchonella (Fischer, 1809)
Three specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, prominent ribs (~0.2 cm) and defined sulcus (~1.2 cm). Faint fold composed of five ribs (1.0 cm). Rounded, elongated anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. One specimen is encrusted with sediment. Prominent plication.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchonella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0244 |
| 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 to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. or Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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