Amplexus shumardi
UNB-2019-0182Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Rugosa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Amplexidae
Genus: Amplexus (Sowerby, 1814)
Species: Amplexus shumardi (Edwards & Haime, 1851)
Two cylindrical specimens, labeled a and b, with prominent growth rings and visible costae. Septa are visible on corallite.
Specifications
| Object name | Amplexus shumardi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0182 |
| 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: Silurian Epoch: Llandovery Age: Rhuddanian |
| Numeric age | 443.8 Mya |
| Origin | Blueberry Creek, Gaspe, Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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