Nyctopora goldfussi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Lichenariida Family: Lyoporidae Genus: Nyctopora (Nicholson, 1879) Species: Nyctopora goldfussi (Billings, 1858) Massive specimen of small numerous corallites. Faint septa and visible tabulae.

Specifications

Object nameNyctopora goldfussi
IDUNB-2019-0228
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Tabulata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Epoch:
Middle Ordovician to Upper Ordovician
Numeric age470 - 458.4 Mya
OriginNorth Knife River, Manitoba, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 7.1cm x 8.5cm x 4.2cm

Map of Origin