Glyptorthis costellata 1.jpg
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Glyptorthis costellata Brachiopod
Bromide Formation, Oklahoma, USA
Ordovician Age (488.3 -443.7 million years ago)
Common Paleoecology - Glyptorthis is an extinct genus of stationary, epifaunal suspension feeders. Genus Characteristics are: Moderately sized, biconvex shell with clear radial ornament; Many prominent concentric laminae, creates cross-hatched pattern ; Hole under the pedicle opening is triangular; Shell shape ranges from subquadrate to subelliptical; Dorsal interarea small; Muscle scars on the ventral valve are heart-shaped, with the “open” part of the heart shape opening anteriorly.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: †Orthida
Family: †Glyptorthidae
Genus: †Glyptorthis Foerste, 1914
Species: †costellata
Bromide Formation, Oklahoma, USA
Ordovician Age (488.3 -443.7 million years ago)
Common Paleoecology - Glyptorthis is an extinct genus of stationary, epifaunal suspension feeders. Genus Characteristics are: Moderately sized, biconvex shell with clear radial ornament; Many prominent concentric laminae, creates cross-hatched pattern ; Hole under the pedicle opening is triangular; Shell shape ranges from subquadrate to subelliptical; Dorsal interarea small; Muscle scars on the ventral valve are heart-shaped, with the “open” part of the heart shape opening anteriorly.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: †Orthida
Family: †Glyptorthidae
Genus: †Glyptorthis Foerste, 1914
Species: †costellata
Photo Information
- Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Focal Length 14.4 mm
- Exposure Time 1/60
- f Aperture f/3.5
- ISO Speed 80
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