Stegerhynchus praecursor
UNB-2018-0266Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Rhynchotrematidae
Genus: Stegerhynchus (Foerste, 1909)
Species: Stegerhynchus praecursor (Foerste, 1909)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium, prominent ribs (0.3 cm) and small, defined sulcus (0.7 cm). Thin, prominent fold composed of two ribs (0.4 cm). Rounded/straight anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Specimen is encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Stegerhynchus praecursor |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0266 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Waldron, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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