Brachiopod Mucrospirifer sp.
Owned by ILoveMyCatFreckles (@Freckles).
Notes
The specimen shows the characteristic winged shape and growth lines of a spiriferid brachiopod, likely from the Devonian period.
Details
Identification & Classification
- Fossil Type
- Shell
- Fossil Category
- Invertebrate
- Taxonomic Group
- Brachiopod
Geological Context
- Geological Era
- Paleozoic
- Geological Period
- Devonian
- Absolute Age (MYA)
- 380
Locality
- Country
- United States
- Locality Type
- Unknown
Anatomy & Physical Traits
- Completeness
- Nearly Complete
- Symmetry
- Perfect
- Sutures Visible
- No
- Eye Facets Visible
- No
Preservation & Preparation
- Preservation Quality
- Fair
- Matrix Type
- Shale
- Preparation Level
- Unprepped
- Restoration %
- 0
Provenance & Collection
- Date Acquired
- Jun 6, 2026
- Acquisition Price
- $1.5
- Documentation Provided
- None
- Legal Status
- Legal to Own
- Display Status
- In Storage
- Collection ID
- bca5ea2e-56e6-43a3-80c1-5e9c5f507500
- Quantity
- 1
- Added Details
- The specimen shows the characteristic winged shape and growth lines of a spiriferid brachiopod, likely from the Devonian period.
Brachiopod
Brachiopod
Mucrospirifer sp.
Fossil Type
Shell
Fossil Category
Invertebrate
Taxonomic Group
Brachiopod
Geological Context
Geological Era
Paleozoic
Geological Period
Devonian
Absolute Age (MYA)
380
Locality
Country
United States
Locality Type
Unknown
Anatomy & Physical Traits
Completeness
Nearly Complete
Symmetry
Perfect
Sutures Visible
No
Eye Facets Visible
No
Preservation & Preparation
Preservation Quality
Fair
Matrix Type
Shale
Preparation Level
Unprepped
Restoration %
0
Provenance & Collection
Date Acquired
Jun 6, 2026
Acquisition Price
$1.5
Legal Status
Legal to Own
Display Status
In Storage
Quantity
1
Documentation ProvidedNone
Collection IDbca5ea2e-56e6-43a3-80c1-5e9c5f507500
Added Details
The specimen shows the characteristic winged shape and growth lines of a spiriferid brachiopod, likely from the Devonian period.
Brachiopod
Mucrospirifer sp.
Fossil Type
Shell
Fossil Category
Invertebrate
Taxonomic Group
Brachiopod
Added Details
The specimen shows the characteristic winged shape and growth lines of a spiriferid brachiopod, likely from the Devonian period.
Geological Context
Geological Era
Paleozoic
Geological Period
Devonian
Absolute Age (MYA)
380
Locality
Country
United States
Locality Type
Unknown
Anatomy & Physical Traits
Completeness
Nearly Complete
Symmetry
Perfect
Sutures Visible
No
Eye Facets Visible
No
Preservation & Preparation
Preservation Quality
Fair
Matrix Type
Shale
Preparation Level
Unprepped
Restoration %
0
Provenance & Collection
Date Acquired
Jun 6, 2026
Acquisition Price
$1.5
Legal Status
Legal to Own
Display Status
In Storage
Quantity
1
Documentation ProvidedNone
Collection IDbca5ea2e-56e6-43a3-80c1-5e9c5f507500