Platystrophia sp.
UNB-2018-0316Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Platystrophiidae
Genus: Platystrophia (King, 1850)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Both valves are highly convex. Large ribs (0.3 cm). Prominent sulcus (1.7 cm) composed of seven ribs. Thin fold (0.7 cm) composed of three ribs. Thin plication near the commissure. Large, rounded beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Platystrophia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0316 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society