Punctospirifer kentuckensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Spiriferinda Family: Punctospiriferidae Genus: Punctospirifer (North, 1920) Species: Punctospirifer kentuckensis (Shumard, 1855) Three specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (~0.1 cm). Thin, prominent sulcus (~0.4 cm) and thin fold (~0.2 cm). Plication near the commissure. Large hinge line. Delthyrium is encrusted with sediment. Prominent beak. Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin.

Specifications

Object name	Punctospirifer kentuckensis
ID	UNB-2018-0320
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Upper Pennsylvanian Age: Virgilian
Numeric age	303 Mya
Origin	Coleman County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces	3
Partial	No
Measurements	2cm x 0.8cm x 0.9cm 1.6cm x 1.3cm x 0.9cm 1.8cm x 1cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin

Publications

B. F. Shumard. 1855. Description of new species of organic remains. Missouri Geological Survey 2:185-208