Lichenocrinus crateriformis & Lepidocoleus jamesi
UNB-2019-0344Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Echinodermata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Genus: Lichenocrinus (Hall, 1866)
Species: Lichenocrinus crateriformis (Hall, 1872)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Subclass: Aciculata
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Lepidocoleidae
Genus: Lepidocoleus (Faber, 1886)
Species: Lepidocoleus jamesi (Hall and Whitfield, 1875)
Large specimen that has one prominent Lichenocrinus crateriformis with an irregular-oval shape crater and numerous smaller more rounded specimens. Small armoured plates of Lepidocoleus jamesi are visible on both samples.
Specifications
| Object name | Lichenocrinus crateriformis & Lepidocoleus jamesi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0344 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- J. Hall. 1866. Descriptions of new species of Crinoidea and other fossils from the Lower Silurian strata of the age of the Hudson-River Group and Trenton Limestone