Octocorallian Coral

UNB-2019-0128Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Octocorallia Specimen with rounded corallites and thin septa and visible columella in some of the corallites.

Specifications

Object nameOctocorallian Coral
IDUNB-2019-0128
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Upper Devonian
Numeric age382.7 Mya
OriginVerm Falls (Norway?)
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.8cm x 3.9cm x 3.2cm

Map of Origin