Malocystites murchisoni

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Paracrinoidea Order: Platycystitida Family: Malocystitidae Genus: Malocystites (Billings, 1858) Species: Malocystites murchisoni (Billings, 1858) *Three specimens have been moved to the paleo display (UNB2021-341) Fifteen specimens of various sizes with well preserved brachia and stem facets.

Specifications

Object name	Malocystites murchisoni
ID	UNB-2019-0444
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Blastozoa Class: Blastoidea
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Middle Ordovician Age: Darriwilian
Numeric age	467.3 Mya
Origin	Island of Montreal, Jacques Cartier County, Quebec, Canada
Pieces	15
Partial	No
Measurements	3.2cm x 2.4cm x 1.6cm 2.5cm x 1.5cm x 1.3cm 1.9cm x 1.5cm x 1.5cm 2cm x 1.5cm x 1.5cm 2.1cm x 1.8cm x 1.8cm 1.9cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm 1.8cm x 1.6cm x 1.6cm 1.6cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm 1.9cm x 1.6cm x 1.6cm 1.7cm x 1.4cm x 1.4cm 1.5cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm 1.5cm x 1.2cm x 1.2cm 1cm x 1cm x 1cm 2.3cm x 1.6cm x 1.4cm 0cm x 1.9cm x 1cm

Map of Origin

Publications

E. Billings. 1858. On the Cystideae of the Lower Silurian rocks of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Decade 3:9-74