Orthoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0475Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Orthocerida
Family: Orthoceratidae
Genus: Orthoceras (Breynius, 1832)
Two specimens with orthoconic shells that have thin transverse sutures. Labeled a and b. Siphuncle is visible in both specimens. Rhombohedron Calcite crystals on the interior part of the shell.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0475 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Orthoceratoidea |
| Composition | Aragonite, Calcite |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian to Upper Silurian |
| Numeric age | 444 Mya |
| Origin | Franzdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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