Leptaena sp.?
UNB-2020-0156Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Genus: Leptaena (Dalman, 1828)
Large specimen of the pedicle valve embedded into sediment. Thin costae (0.1 cm) and faint rugae (0.15 cm). Convex anterior margin. Small, triangular beak. Specimen is partially weathered.
*Collected in August, 1958.
Specifications
| Object name | Leptaena sp.? |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0156 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian Epoch: Middle Mississipian Age: Visean |
| Numeric age | 346.7 Mya |
| Origin | Odin Mine, Castleton, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. W. Dalman. 1828. Uppställning och Beskrifning af de i Sverige funne Terebratuliter. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien Handlingar for År 1827:85-155