Heterocrinus simplex

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Pentacrinoidea Superorder: Disparida Family: Heterocrinidae Genus: Heterocrinus (Hall, 1872) Species: Heterocrinus simplex (Hall, 1847) Four specimens of arms with one specimen having portion of the calyx.

Specifications

Object name	Heterocrinus simplex
ID	UNB-2019-0524
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Crinozoa Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Pentacrinoidea
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Epoch: Upper Ordovician
Numeric age	458.4 Mya
Origin	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	2cm x 0.8cm x 0.4cm 1.7cm x 1cm x 0.5cm 1.7cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm 1.8cm x 0.5cm x 0.4cm

Map of Origin

Publications

J. Hall. 1847. Containing descriptions of the organic remains of the lower division of the New York system (equivalent of the Lower Silurian rocks of Europe). Paleontology of New York 1:1-338