Hebertella sinuata
UNB-2018-0308Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Plectorthidae
Genus: Hebertella (Hall and Clarke, 1892)
Species: Hebertella sinuata (Hall, 1847)
Large specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin costae (0.05 cm). Prominent sulcus (1.8 cm). Both valves are convex, with brachial valve highly convex near the posterior margin. Rounded beak. Prominent concentric growth lines near the anterior margin. Commissure is partially weathered. Prominent hinge line.
Specifications
| Object name | Hebertella sinuata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0308 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Weisburg, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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