Hexagonaria prisma
UNB-2019-0145Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Rugosa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Rugosa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Disphyllidae
Genus: Hexagonaria (Gürich, 1896)
Species: Hexagonaria prisma (Lang and Smith)
Four cylindrical/conical specimens with visible growth rings and costae. Corallites with prominent septa. Apical end is missing for all specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Hexagonaria prisma |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0145 |
| 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: Eifelian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 Mya |
| Origin | Charlestown, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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