Camarotoechia horsfordi
UNB-2018-0258Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Camarotoechiidae
Genus: Camarotoechia (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Species: Camarotoechia horsfordi (Hall, 1867)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin/medium, prominent ribs (0.1 cm) that are slightly encrusted with sediment near the posterior margin. Faint sulcus (0.6 cm) and faint fold composed of four ribs (0.6 cm). Rounded/square anterior margin and triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Camarotoechia horsfordi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0258 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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