Athyris spiriferoides
UNB-2018-0304Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyrididia
Family: Athyrididae
Genus: Athyris (McCoy, 1844)
Species: Athyris spiriferoides (Eaton, 1831)
Two specimens; One specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves and one specimen of only the pedicle valve. The specimen with both valves preserved has a flat pedicle valve and a largely convex brachial valve. The specimen of the pedicle valve is flat. Prominent growth lines and plication near the commissure. Small beak. Circular anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Faint sulcus (1.0 cm) and fold (0.7 cm).
Specifications
| Object name | Athyris spiriferoides |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0304 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Western New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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