Homoeospira evax
UNB-2018-0367Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Rhynchospirinidae
Genus: Homoeospira (Hall and Clarke, 1893)
Species: Homoeospira evax (Hall, 1863)
Two small specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Medium ribs (0.1 cm). Faint, thin sulcus (0.2 cm). Specimens are biconvex with one specimen missing a portion of the brachial valve. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Beak is weathered.
Specifications
| Object name | Homoeospira evax |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0367 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Hartsville, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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