Pentremites sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Blastoidea Order: Pentremitida Family: Pentremitidae Genus: Pentremites (Say, 1820) Specimen of a theca with well-defined ambulacra and grooves.

Specifications

Object namePentremites sp.
IDUNB-2019-0453
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Blastozoa
Class:
Blastoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian to Mississippian
Epoch:
Middle Mississipian
Age:
Visean
Numeric age346.7 - 358 Mya
OriginPerry County, Missouri, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 1cm x 1cm

Map of Origin