Composita sp.?
UNB-2018-0369Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Athyrididae
Genus: Composita (Brown, 1849)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Faint growth lines are visible on the brachial valve near the posterior end. Pedicle foramen is visible. Circular anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Composita sp.? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0369 |
| 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 Subperiod: Mississippian to Early Mississippian |
| Numeric age | 358 Mya |
| Origin | Sedalia, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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