Rhynchotrema fringilla
UNB-2018-0251Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Rhynchotrema (Hall, 1860)
Species: Rhynchotrema fringilla (Billings, 1862)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, defined ribs (0.2 cm) and prominent sulcus (1.3 cm). Thin, prominent fold composed of four ribs (0.8 cm). Rounded/triangular anterior and posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchotrema fringilla |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0251 |
| 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 to Silurian to Early Silurian |
| Numeric age | 450 - 444 Mya |
| Origin | Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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