Neoplatystrophia lynx
UNB-2020-0192Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Platstrophiidae
Genus: Neoplatystrophia (Zuykov and Harper, 2007)
Species: Neoplatystrophia lynx (Eichwald, 1830)
Large specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Prominent ribs (0.3 cm). Plication visible near the commissure. Small beak. Large sulcus (2.2 cm) composed of four ribs. Prominent fold (1.7 cm) composed of four ribs.
Specifications
| Object name | Neoplatystrophia lynx |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0192 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- M. A. Zuykov and D. A. T. Harper. 2007. Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and Early Silurian brachiopod genera. Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56:11-34