Oleneothyris harlani
UNB-2018-0305Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Superfamily: Terebratuloidea
Genus: Oleneothyris
Species: Oleneothyris harlani (Morton, 1829)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Faint growth lines are visible on the pedicle valve but are quite weathered. Plication is visible near the commissure. Rounded beak. Pedicle foramen is slightly visible. Anterior margin is oval in appearance and posterior margin is rounded/triangular. Specimen is elongated and oval in overall appearance. Both valves are quite convex. Faint sulcus on the pedicle valve (1.7 cm).
Specifications
| Object name | Oleneothyris harlani |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0305 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene Age: Late Eocene |
| Numeric age | 35 Mya |
| Origin | Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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