Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838)

  • P 289 fossil group
    Photographer: Cathy Wiegand : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838), Ordovician, Hudson River Group, United States of America, Kentucky. group photo
  • P 289 fossil single
    Photographer: Cathy Wiegand : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838), Ordovician, Hudson River Group, United States of America, Kentucky. single photo
  • P 289 label
    Photographer: Cathy Wiegand : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838), Ordovician, Hudson River Group, United States of America, Kentucky. label photo
Catalog Number: P 289
Taxonomic Name: Rafinesquina alternata (Conrad, 1838)
FM Catalog: Fossil Invertebrates
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Strophomenida
Family: Rafinesquinidae
Period: Ordovician
Coordinates Available?: No
Country: United States of America
State/Province/Territory: Kentucky
EMu IRN: 2308757
Occurrence ID: 73deb44c-7dea-4fcb-aac1-8a1722139a2c

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