Thamniscus sp.
UNB-2019-0029Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) » Stenolaemata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomata
Family: Septoporidae
Genus: Thamniscus (King, 1849)
Twelve, labeled in capsules a and b, small dendroid specimens with fine zooecia.
Specifications
| Object name | Thamniscus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0029 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) Class: Stenolaemata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Upper Pennsylvanian Age: Virgilian |
| Numeric age | 303 Mya |
| Origin | Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 12 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements | Too many to measure |
Map of Origin
Publications
- W. King. 1849. On some families and genera of corals. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Second Series 3:388-390