Stenopora sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Stenolaemata Order: Trepostomida Family: Stenoporidae Genus: Stenopora (Lonsdale, 1844) Dendroid specimen with small zooecia.

Specifications

Object nameStenopora sp.
IDUNB-2019-0024
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
Class:
Stenolaemata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Upper Pennsylvanian
Age:
Virgilian
Numeric age303 Mya
OriginStephens County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.4cm x 0.8cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • W. Lonsdale. 1844. Description of six species of corals from the Palaeozoic formation of Van Diemen's Land. In C. Darwin (ed.), Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands Visited during the Voyage of HMS Beagle