Zygospira modesta
UNB-2020-0145Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonelliformea » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Atrypida
Family: Anazygidae
Genus: Zygospira (Hall, 1862)
Species: Zygospira modesta (Hall, 1847)
Two small specimens with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin ribs (0.05 cm). Faint sulcus (0.3 cm) composed of three ribs. Faint fold (0.2 cm) composed of two ribs. Rounded anterior margin and rounded/triangular posterior margin. Small beak.
Specifications
| Object name | Zygospira modesta |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0145 |
| 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: Ordovician Age: Maysvillian |
| Numeric age | 458 Mya |
| Origin | Corryville, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338
- J. Hall. 1862. Observations upon a new genus of Brachiopoda. New York State Cabinet Annual Report 15:154-155