Alveolites goldfussi

UNB-2019-0240Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositida Family: Alveolitidae Genus: Alveolites (Lamarck, 1801) Species: Alveolites goldfussi (Billings, 1860) Two tabular specimens with small corallites and visible tabulae.

Specifications

Object nameAlveolites goldfussi
IDUNB-2019-0240
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
OriginArkona, Ontario, Canada
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.6cm x 4.9cm x 2.4cm
  • 7.5cm x 6.5cm x 2cm

Map of Origin