Spiriferella levis
UNB-2018-0362Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Spiriferellidae
Genus: Spiriferella (Tschernyschew, 1902)
Species: Spiriferella levis (Cooper and Grant, 1976)
Two large pedicle valves embedded on the surface of the sediment. Faint growth lines are visible near the anterior margin, which is not visible. Large sulcus (~1.3 cm). Triangular, curved beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Spiriferella levis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0362 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian to Late Devonian |
| Numeric age | 382 Mya |
| Origin | Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607
- T. N. Tschernyschew. 1902. Verkhnekamennougol'nyya Brakhiopody Urala i Timana. Trudy Geologicheskago Komiteta 16(2):1-749