Archaeocidaris agassizi
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Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Family: Archieocidaridae
Genus: Archaeocidaris (M'Coy, 1844)
Species: Archaeocidaris agassizi (Hall)
Small, poorly preserved specimen with very faint ambulacra.
Specifications
| Object name | Archaeocidaris agassizi |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0495 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Echinozoa Class: Echinoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous Subperiod: Mississipian to Mississippian Epoch: Lower Mississipian Age: Osagean |
| Numeric age | 348 - 358 Mya |
| Origin | Greene County, Missouri, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- F. M'Coy. 1844. A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland.. Dublin: Dublin University Press.