Menipea ligulata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Gymnolaemata Order: Cheilostomata Family: Candidae Genus: Menipea ( Lamouroux, 1812) Species: Menipea ligulata (MacGillivray, 1886) Specimen of fine-branching with visible zooecia under the microscope.

Specifications

Object nameMenipea ligulata
IDUNB-2019-0106
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
Class:
Gymnolaemata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Quaternary
Numeric age2.58 Mya
OriginAustralia
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements Too fragile to measure

Map of Origin