Parasmilia austinensis
UNB-2019-0123Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Zoantharia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Parasmilia (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848)
Species: Parasmilia austinensis (Roemer, 1888)
Two tabular/conical-like specimens. Both have visible costae and some visible septa.
Specifications
| Object name | Parasmilia austinensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0123 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Zoantharia |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Lower Cretaceous Age: Albian to Middle Albian to Late Albian |
| Numeric age | 106 - 103 Mya |
| Origin | Tarrant County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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