Malocystites sp.
UNB-2019-0542Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Echinodermata » Blastozoa » Paracrinoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Paracrinoidea
Order: Platycystitida
Family: Malocystitidae
Genus: Malocystites (Billings, 1858)
Three calyxes embedded into the sediment with the stem facet visible on each specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Malocystites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0542 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Blastozoa Class: Paracrinoidea |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Montreal Island, P.Q., Quebec, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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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