Camarotoechia sp.
UNB-2018-0253Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Camarotoechia (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Five specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, defined ribs (~0.15 cm) and large, thin prominent sulcus (~0.8 cm). Thin, defined fold composed of three ribs (~0.5 cm). Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
*Collected in 1971.
Specifications
| Object name | Camarotoechia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0253 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Silurian to Silurian Age: Llandovery |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Black Point, Armstrong, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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