Cyrtia sp.?
UNB-2018-0359Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Cyrtiidae
Genus: Cyrtia (Dalman, 1828)
Three small specimens (labelled a-c on box) with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Large, coarse ribs (0.2 cm). Prominent sulcus (0.2 cm) and small, thin fold (0.1 cm). Large delthyrium that is encrusted with sediment (0.5 cm x 0.15 cm: For largest specimen). Rounded anterior margin and triangular posterior margin. Each specimen appears to be a different species.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyrtia sp.? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0359 |
| 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 | Erie County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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