Brachiopods
UNB-2020-0148Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Three specimens of different species. Labeled a to c. One specimen is of the brachial valve with thin costae (0.02 cm) and faint fold (0.1 cm). Rounded, elongated anterior margin and straight posterior margin. The two other specimens are similar in appearance. Both are pedicle valves with a convex anterior margin. Medium ribs (~0.1 cm) and faint sulcus (0.3 cm).
*Collected in August, 1958.
Specifications
| Object name | Brachiopods |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0148 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda |
| 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 | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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