Pleurodictyum styloporum

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositida Family: Micheliniidae Genus: Pleurodictyum (Goldfuss, 1829) Species: Pleurodictyum styloporum (Eaton?) Grey rounded/tabular specimen with polygonal corallites. No visible septa or tabulae.

Specifications

Object namePleurodictyum styloporum
IDUNB-2019-0233
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
  • 2.4cm x 2.3cm x 1.5cm

Map of Origin