Rhynchonella sp.
UNB-2018-0261Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchonellidae
Genus: Rhynchonella (Fischer, 1809)
Species: Rhynchonella glaevaelis (Billings)?
*Cannot find species record online.
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs (0.05 cm) that are slightly weathered near the posterior margin. Faint growth lines are visible near the anterior margin. Prominent sulcus (0.9 cm) and fold composed of four ribs (0.8 cm). Rounded anterior and posterior margin. Faint plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Rhynchonella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0261 |
| 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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