Monotrypa benjamini

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Stenolaemata Order: Trepostomida Family: Amplexoporidae Genus: Monotrypa (Nicholson, 1879) Species: Monotrypa benjamini (Bassler, 1906) Fifteen small dendroid specimens.

Specifications

Object nameMonotrypa benjamini
IDUNB-2019-0039
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
Class:
Stenolaemata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Silurian
Epoch:
Wenlock
Numeric age433.4 Mya
OriginRochester, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces15
PartialNo
Measurements Too fragile to measure

Map of Origin