Astrocoenia sp.?

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Hexacorallia Order: Scleractinia Family: Astrocoeniidae Genus: Astrocoenia (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) Large massive specimen with hexagonal shape corallites with thin septa.

Specifications

Object nameAstrocoenia sp.?
IDUNB-2019-0124
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Class:
Hexacorallia
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Quaternary
Numeric age2.58 Mya
OriginJamaica
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.7cm x 4cm x 2.2cm

Map of Origin