Eocoelia hemisphaerica
UNB-2018-0269Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Leptocoellidae
Genus: Eocoelia (Nikiforova, 1961)
Species: Eocoelia hemisphaerica (Sowerby, 1839)
Thirteen samples with various molds and casts of the brachial and pedicle valves embedded on the sediment. Ribs are prominent and faint sulcus is visible on some specimens. Circular anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin.
*Samples were combined from two different localities in New Brunswick.
Specifications
| Object name | Eocoelia hemisphaerica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0269 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Siltstone, Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian to Early Silurian |
| Numeric age | 444 Mya |
| Origin | Dickie Point/ Little Popelogan Brook, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 13 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |