Schizophoria sp.
UNB-2018-0297Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Schizophoriidae
Genus: Schizophoria (King, 1850)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs (~0.1 cm) and prominent growth lines. Large sulcus composed of more than four ribs (1.6 cm) and thin fold (~1.0 cm). Beak is missing. Brachial valve is convex with the pedicle valve is flat. Rounded/square anterior margin and rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Schizophoria sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0297 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society