Orthoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0476Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Orthocerida
Family: Orthoceridae
Genus: Orthoceras (Breynius, 1832)
Three specimens with orthoconic shells. Labeled a to c. One specimen of an individual septa embedded into the sediment. One specimen of the posterior end with curved sutures. Siphuncle is visible on the anterior end of the specimen. Third specimen near the dorsal end with thin, transverse sutures.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0476 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Orthoceratoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485.4 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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