Kingena wacoensis
UNB-2018-0300Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Kingenidae
Genus: Kingena (Davidson, 1852)
Species: Kingena wacoensis (Roemer)
Two specimens labelled a and b, with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Faint growth lines are visible. Pedicle foramen is visible in both specimens but slightly encrusted with sediment in the smaller specimen. Small, prominent rounded beak. Circular anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint plication near the commissure.
Specifications
| Object name | Kingena wacoensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0300 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous to Early Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Denton County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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