Pleurodictyum styloporum

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositina Family: Micheliniidae Genus: Pleurodictyum (Goldfuss, 1829) Species: Pleurdictyum styloporum (Eaton?) Tabular specimen with polygonal corallites but no visible septa.

Specifications

Object namePleurodictyum styloporum
IDUNB-2019-0225
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Tabulata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Middle Devonian
Age:
Givetian
Numeric age387.7 Mya
OriginErie County, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.5cm x 2.3cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin