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Matthew Gramling posted a new specimen in the group Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL app. 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoMatthew Gramling has contributed specimen mFeM 71056 to myFOSSIL!
Matthew Gramling posted a new specimen in the group Bodacious Brachiopods from the myFOSSIL app. 3 years, 10 months ago
Matthew Gramling has contributed specimen mFeM 71056 to myFOSSIL!
Hi there @matthew-gramling, I’m not too sure from these pictures, but @jbauer or @samantha-ocon might be able to help!
Hey, @Matthew-Gramling and @mackenzie-ross-2, it looks like you entered the taxonomy as a trilobite, but you correctly stated in your caption that this is a brachiopod. Also, can you edit the fields where you’re unsure to blank and just add them to the notes? This just makes it easier for people to search the specimen.
I think this is a strophomenid brach.
Thank you @mackenzie-ross-2 and @samantha-ocon! The presence of a fold in the brachial valve was throwing me off. And as to size, it’s no larger than a penny. Alternatively, any chance you think its an orthid? http://www.ordovicianatlas.org/atlas/brachiopoda/rhynchonellata/orthida/
Hi @matthew-gramling –
I agree with @samantha-ocon it’s a strophomenid. It looks like a sowerbyellid to me.
Orthids tend to have more complex ornament than the simple straight lines. But it’s certainly hard to tell with only one valve that’s embedded.
My first thought for the ridges/fold in the middle was that maybe they were muscle scars but that looks like the exterior of the shell? It’s difficult to tell since the hinge is a bit obscured. It’s possible to have fine laminae on the interior of shells but I don’t think quite that defined, usually it’s broken up by other features or more faint.
Greetings @jbauer! I was actually considering that classification alternatively. I will go ahead and assign it under Sowerbyellidae. Thank you again for your help and patience with all my persistent inquiries.