Resserella sp.
UNB-2018-0327Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Dalmanellidae
Genus: Resserella (Bancroft, 1928)
Ten specimens of the pedicle and brachial valves. Two of the specimens have both the valves preserved. The largest specimen has thin, prominent costae (~0.1 cm) and faint growth lines. Pedicle valve is flat to slightly concave and brachial valve is convex. Thin sulcus (~0.3) and fold (~0.2 cm). Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak. Small interarea between hinge line.
Specifications
| Object name | Resserella sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0327 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 10 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |