Punctospirifer sp.
UNB-2018-0347Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferinida
Family: Punctospiriferidae
Genus: Punctospirifer (North, 1920)
Small specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large, coarse ribs (0.11 cm). Small, defined sulcus (0.3 cm) and fold (0.15 cm) composed of two ribs. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Punctospirifer sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0347 |
| 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 to Early Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississippian |
| Numeric age | 358 - 358 Mya |
| Origin | Russellville, Alabama, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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