Lithostrotion pauciradiale

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Rugosa Order: Stauriida Family: Lithostrotionidae Genus: Lithostrotion (Fleming, 1828) Species: Lithostrotion pauciradiale (McCoy?) Four columnar specimens with rounded corallites and visible septa. Costae are visible in some columns.

Specifications

Object nameLithostrotion pauciradiale
IDUNB-2019-0390
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Rugosa
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous
Numeric age359 Mya
OriginSomerset, South West England, United Kingdom
Pieces4
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 5.1cm x 3cm x 1.8cm
  • 4.1cm x 2.2cm x 1.5cm
  • 4.6cm x 2.7cm x 1.8cm
  • 5.1cm x 3cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin