Halysites catenularia
UNB-2019-0269Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Tabulata
Order: Halysitida
Family: Halysitidae
Genus: Halysites (von Waldheim, 1813)
Species: Halysites catenularia (Linnaeus, 1767)
Grey tabular specimen with prominent hexagonal corallites and partially visible septa under the microscope.
Specifications
| Object name | Halysites catenularia |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0269 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock to Ludlow Age: Ludfordian |
| Numeric age | 433.4 - 425.6 Mya |
| Origin | Charlestown, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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