Aulopora sp. and Chaetetes sp.

UNB-2019-0328Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Auloporida Family: Auloporidae Genus: Aulopora (Goldfuss, 1829) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Demospongiae Order: Hadromerida Family: Suberitidae Genus: Chaetetes ( Fischer von Waldheim, 1829) Large specimen of polygonal corallites with prominent outer wall of Chaetetes sp. with visible loculi (pores).

Specifications

Object nameAulopora sp. and Chaetetes sp.
IDUNB-2019-0328
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Tabulata
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Numeric age485.4 Mya
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 9.6cm x 5.9cm x 4.6cm