Eridophyllum archiaci
UNB-2019-0131Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Rugosa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Rugosa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Eridophyllidae
Genus: Eridophyllum (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1850)
Species: Eridophyllum archiaci (Billings, 1860)
Conical/cylindrical specimen with prominent growth rings. Costae can be seen in some sections of the fossil. Remnants of visible corallites on broad end. Tabular visible in some areas that have been eroded away.
Specifications
| Object name | Eridophyllum archiaci |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0131 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Rugosa |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | East Bethany, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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