Strophomena planumbona
UNB-2018-0288Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Strophomenidae
Genus: Strophomena (Rafinesque and De Blainville, 1824)
Species: Strophomena planumbona (Hall, 1847)
Three specimens; Two specimens of the brachial valve, with one embedded on the sediment and one specimen of the pedicle vale. Medium ribs (~0.1 cm). Prominent sulcus (2.0 cm. Brachial valve is convex near the anterior margin. Faint growth lines are visible on the anterior margin. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Specimens are slightly encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Strophomena planumbona |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0288 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Ohio? U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
|