Neochonetes granulifer
UNB-2018-0325Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rugosochonetidae
Genus: Neochonetes (Muir-Wood, 1962)
Species: Neochonetes granulifer (Owen, 1852)
Two specimens of the pedicle valve. Valves are slightly convex. Thin costae (~0.01 cm). Faint sulcus (~0.7 cm). Hinge line and thin interarea are preserved in one specimen. Small, thin beak. Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Neochonetes granulifer |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0325 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Age: Late Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 299 Mya |
| Origin | Brown County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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