Monotrypella sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Stenolaemata Order: Trepostomida Family: Amplexoporidae Genus: Monotrypella (Bassler, 1953) Two dendroid specimens with prominent zooecia.

Specifications

Object nameMonotrypella sp.
IDUNB-2019-0071
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
Class:
Stenolaemata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Epoch:
Upper Ordovician
Numeric age458.4 Mya
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 0.6cm x 0.3cm
  • 2.1cm x 1cm x 0.6cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • R. S. Bassler. 1953. Part G, Bryozoa. In R. C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press. G:1-253