Piarorhynchella triassica
UNB-2018-0246Fossils » 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 specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valve preserved. Large ribs (~0.15 cm) that are visible near the anterior margin. Prominent sulcus (~0.5 cm) and fold composed of two ribs (~0.4 cm). Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Faint plication near commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Piarorhynchella triassica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0246 |
| 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.