Alveolites squamosus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositida Family: Alveolitidae Genus: Alveolites (Lamarck, 1801) Species: Alveolites squamosus (Billings) Massive/laminar specimen with some numerous corallites with no visible septa.

Specifications

Object nameAlveolites squamosus
IDUNB-2019-0226
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:
Lower Devonian
Age:
Lochkovian
Numeric age419.2 Mya
OriginNew Brunswick, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.2cm x 3.2cm x 1.5cm

Map of Origin