Tentaculites exaltatus
UNB-2019-1133Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Lophotrochozoa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Family: Tentaculitidae
Genus: Tentaculites (von Schlotheim, 1820)
Species: Tentaculites exaltatus (Talent, 1963)
Several specimens embedded on the surface of the sediment. Conical shape specimen some specimens are only a portion of the shell. Prominent transverse ribs, with slight annulation. Partial Brachiopod valves and possible Bryozoa encrusted on the sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Tentaculites exaltatus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1133 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Lophotrochozoa |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | North Eastern U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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