Caninia torquia
UNB-2019-0144Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Rugosa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Rugosa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Cyathopsidae
Genus: Caninia (Michelin, 1840)
Species: Caninia torquia (Owen, 1852)
Cconical specimen with faint costae and visible septa. Faint growth rings can be seen. Slight encrustation of sediment near the apical end.
Specifications
| Object name | Caninia torquia |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0144 |
| 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: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Upper Pennsylvanian Age: Virgilian |
| Numeric age | 303 Mya |
| Origin | Murray, Nebraska, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- D.D Owen. 1852. Report of a geological survey of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota and incidentally a portion of Nebraska Territory