Tropidoleptus carinatus
UNB-2018-0343Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Family: Tropidoleptidae
Genus: Tropidoleptus
Species: Tropidoleptus carinatus (Conrad, 1839)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Pedicle valve is convex and brachial valve is concave and slightly infilled with sediment. Medium, coarse ribs (0.2 cm) and faint growth lines near the anterior and medial portion of the valve. Small rounded beak. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Tropidoleptus carinatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0343 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Canandaigua Lake, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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