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Spirifer sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Spiriferida Family: Spiriferidae Genus: Spirifer (Sowerby, 1818) Species: Spirifer segmenta? (Hall) Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (0.1 cm). Small, prominent sulcus (0.3 cm) and fold (0.4 cm). Large hinge line with large, prominent delthyrium. Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin. Small beak.

Specifications

Object nameSpirifer sp.
IDUNB-2018-0291
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.1cm x 1cm x 0.9cm
  • 2cm x 0.8cm x 0.8cm

Publications

  • J. Sowerby. 1818. No. XXX in the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 3:1-194