Paraspirifer bownockeri (Brachiopod)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Paraspirifer bownockeri (Brachiopod)

Entry/Object ID

96.01.039

Description

One specimen of the brachiopod species Paraspirifer bownockeri. The specimen's original calcite has been replaced by pyrite. Collected from the Silica fm. of northwest Ohio. This genus/species displays costae that radiate out from the center-posterior of each valve, but do not extend down the medial anterio-posterior segment of each valve. These smooth central sections taper to become wider from back to front. Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: †Spiriferida Family: †Hysterolitidae Genus: †Paraspirifer Species: †P. bownockeri

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Has an "A" next to the accession number. May correspond to the "B" in 96.01.040?