Holorhynchus sp.
UNB-2020-0157Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Pentamerida
Family: Virgianidae
Genus: Holorhynchus (Kiaer, 1902)
Three specimens; The largest specimen is of the brachial valve embedded into sediment, the second largest specimen is half of the pedicle valve that has been cut down the middle and the smallest specimen is of the pedicle valve embedded into the sediment and is of a different genus. Labeled a to c.
The two Holorhynchus specimens have thin costae (0.8 cm) with a thin fold (0.3 cm) on the brachial valve.
Specifications
| Object name | Holorhynchus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0157 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Origin | Slemmestad, Norway |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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