Protaraea richmondensis
UNB-2019-0231Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Tabulata
Order: Heliolitida
Family: Coccoserididae
Genus: Protaraea (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1851)
Species: Protaraea richmondensis (Foerste, 1909)
Massive specimen with visible corallites and faint septa.
Specifications
| Object name | Protaraea richmondensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0231 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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