Pentremites godoni

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Blastoidea Order: Pentremitida Family: Pentremitidae Genus: Pentremites (Say, 1820) Species: Pentremites godoni (Defrance, 1819) Three slightly compressed thecae with visible ambulacra and grooves. Smallest specimen has the stem facet intact.

Specifications

Object namePentremites godoni
IDUNB-2019-0440
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Blastozoa
Class:
Blastoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian
Epoch:
Middle Mississipian to Upper Mississipian
Age:
Visean to Late Visean to Serpukhovian
Numeric age335 - 330.9 Mya
OriginWhite Oak Creek, Pulaski County, Kentucky, U.S.A
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.3cm x 1cm x 0.7cm
  • 1.8cm x 1.4cm x 1.1cm
  • 1.5cm x 1.3cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin