Montastraea sp.
UNB-2019-0118Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Hexacorallia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Montastraeidae
Genus: Montastraea (de Blainville, 1830)
Large massive specimen with small, partly weathered corallites that have septa and columella visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Montastraea sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0118 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Class: Hexacorallia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5.333 Mya |
| Origin | Briar Cliff, South Carolina, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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