Orthoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0479Fossils » 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; The larger specimen is the anterior end of the shell and the smaller specimen is the posterior end. Prominent transverse sutures. Siphuncle is visible in both specimens towards the posterior end.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0479 |
| 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 to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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