Composita sp.
UNB-2018-0374Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Athyridida
Family: Athyrididae
Genus: Composita (Brown, 1849)
Two specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. The larger specimen is missing the anterior margin. Pedicle valves are convex and brachial valves and convex/flat. Faint growth lines. Rounded, curved beak. Interarea encrusted with sediment on the smaller specimen. Rounded/oval anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Composita sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0374 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 358 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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