Homoeospira evax
UNB-2018-0309Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Rhynchospirinidae
Genus: Homoeospira (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Species: Homoeospira evax (Hall, 1863)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (0.11 cm).Faint sulcus that is partially missing/weathered. Faint growth lines near the anterior margin. Small beak. Pedicle foramen is encrusted with sediment. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin. Faint plication near the commissure.
*One specimen is missing.
Specifications
| Object name | Homoeospira evax |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0309 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Waldron, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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