Hiscobeccus capax
UNB-2018-0262Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Hiscobeccus (Amsden, 1983)
Species: Hiscobeccus capax (Conrad, 1842)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved that are missing portions of anterior margin. Larger specimen embedded in sediment. Medium, prominent ribs (~0.12 cm). Sulcus is prominent (~0.9 cm) but is partially missing. Faint fold composed of four ribs (~0.6 cm). Rounded anterior and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Larger specimen has large, rounded, curved beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Hiscobeccus capax |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0262 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|
Map of Origin
Publications
- T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280
- T. W. Amsden. 1983. The Late Ordovician brachiopod genera Lepidocyclus and Hiscobeccus. Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 132:36-44