Virgiana mayvillensis
UNB-2018-0299Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Virgianidae
Genus: Virgiana (Twenhofel, 1914)
Species: Virgiana mayvillensis (Savage, 1916)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large ribs (0.25 cm) that are partially weathered near the posterior margin. Both valves are slightly distorted. Faint sulcus (0.6 cm) is visible near the posterior margin. Large rounded beak. Rounded anterior and posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Virgiana mayvillensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0299 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Silurian to Silurian Age: Llandovery |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Mayville, Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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