Septastrea marylandica
UNB-2019-0125Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Hexacorallia
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Rhizangiidae
Genus: Septastrea (d'Orbigny, 1849)
Species: Septastrea marylandica (Conrad, 1841)
Four massive to laminar sprvimens with large prominent, hexagonal corallites and prominent septa.
Specifications
| Object name | Septastrea marylandica |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0125 |
| 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 Age: Early Pliocene |
| Numeric age | 5 Mya |
| Origin | Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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