Paraspirifer bownockeri
UNB-2018-0285Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Hysterlitidae
Genus: Paraspirifer
Species: Paraspirifer bownockeri (Stewart, 1927)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (~0.2 cm). Large, prominent sulcus (~1.5 cm) and fold (~1.3 cm). Faint growth lines near the anterior margin. Faint plication. Visible single lines. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/straight posterior margin. Convex posterior margin.
Only 67-F-371 moved to Paleo display, other is in location one.
Specifications
| Object name | Paraspirifer bownockeri |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0285 |
| 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 | Lucas County, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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