Atrypa sp.
UNB-2020-0120Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonelliformea » Rhynchonellata
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Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Atrypida
Family: Atrypidae
Genus: Atrypa (Dalman, 1828)
Four specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. The three smaller specimens appear to be the same species from the larger specimen. Pedicle valve is convex and brachial valve is concave. Thin ribs (~0.1 cm) and prominent sulcus (~0.4 cm) Small beak. Rounded anterior margin and straight posterior margin.
*Collected in August 1958.
Specifications
| Object name | Atrypa sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0120 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Subphylum: Rhynchonelliformea Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Middle Mississipian Age: Visean |
| Numeric age | 346.7 Mya |
| Origin | Winnats Pass, Castleton, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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