Chaetetes sp.

UNB-2019-0250Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Porifera » Demospongiae

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Demospongiae Order: Hadromerida Family: Suberitidae Genus: Chaetetes (Fischer von Waldheim, 1829) Species: Chaetetes fibrosa (Cannot find classification online) Specimen shows closely pack tabulae embedded onto the sediment.

Specifications

Object nameChaetetes sp.
IDUNB-2019-0250
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Porifera
Class:
Demospongiae
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician to Late Ordovician
Numeric age450 Mya
OriginKentucky, Ohio or Indiana, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 7.4cm x 7.9cm x 2.9cm

Map of Origin