Martinia glabra
UNB-2018-0395Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Spiriferida
Family: Martiniidae
Genus: Martinia (M'Coy, 1844)
Species: Martinia glabra (Sowerby, 1821)
Specimen of the pedicle valve that is slightly convex. Medium ribs (0.11 cm). Thin, prominent sulcus (0.6 cm). Small, curved beak. Large interarea that is infilled with sediment. Rounded anterior margin and straight/triangular posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Martinia glabra |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0395 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Early Carboniferous to Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississippian |
| Numeric age | 358 Mya |
| Origin | Cork, Ireland |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. de C. Sowerby. 1821. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 4:1-49