F127

Sample ID F127 • Cabinet M

Balanus concavus

6.49cm W x 3.66cm H x 6.73cm D • 44g
Sample TypeFossilFossil TypeAltered hard partsMohs Hardness 1
DomainEukaryotaKingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassMaxillopoda
OrderSessiliaFamilyBalanideaGenusBelanusSpeciesBarnacles
Distribution/PeriodWorldwide, Miocene HabitatMarine
PreservationReplacement Orig. Material?Yes ReliefPositive Relief Mineral Comp.NA

Two large preserved barnacles others have broken off from the cluster. You can see visible pores and remains of the existing shell.