Archimedes sp.
UNB-2019-0088Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) » Stenolaemata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomata
Family: Fenestellidae
Genus: Archimedes (Bassler, 1953)
Cylindrical, spiral specimens with defined fronds. Encrusted with sediment. Faint zooecia.
Specifications
| Object name | Archimedes sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0088 |
| 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 to Early Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississippian |
| Numeric age | 358 - 358 Mya |
| Origin | Warsaw, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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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