Rhynchotrema minnesotensis
UNB-2018-0247Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Rhynchotrema (Hall, 1860)
Species: Rhynchotrema minnesotensis
Two specimens of the brachial and pedicle valves. Medium, defined ribs (~0.09 cm) with thin ornamentation near the anterior margin. Prominent sulcus (~0.5 cm) and fold composed of four ribs (~0.4 cm). Rounded/triangular anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Prominent plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchotrema minnesotensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0247 |
| 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 Age: Trentonian |
| Numeric age | 485 Mya |
| Origin | Cannon Falls, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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