Leiorhynchus castanea
UNB-2018-0386Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Leiorhynchidae
Genus: Leiorhynchus (Hall, 1860)
Species: Leiorhynchus castanea
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Convex brachial valve and flat/concave pedicle valve. Faint ribs (0.4 cm) are visible on the brachial valve near the anterior margin. Large, prominent sulcus (1.1 cm). Faint plication near the commissure.
*Collected in 1967.
Specifications
| Object name | Leiorhynchus castanea |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0386 |
| 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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