Leiorhynchus castanea
UNB-2018-0373Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Leiorhychidae
Genus: Leiorhynchus (Hall, 1860)
Species: Leiorhynchus castanea
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Brachial valve is convex and pedicle valve is flat. Faint, coarse ribs are visible near the anterior margin on the sulcus. Large sulcus (1.1 cm) and faint fold (0.9 cm). Rounded anterior and posterior margin. Small beak.
*Collected in 1967.
Specifications
| Object name | Leiorhynchus castanea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0373 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 419.2 Mya |
| Origin | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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