Protaraea richmondensis

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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) Part of a tabular specimen with well-defined rounded corallites.

Specifications

Object nameProtaraea richmondensis
IDUNB-2019-0265
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Tabulata
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician to Late Ordovician
Numeric age450 Mya
OriginOxford, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.3cm x 2.2cm x 0.3cm

Map of Origin