Orthoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0481Fossils » 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 and thin, transverse faint annulation. The smaller specimen is heavily weathered. Specimens are slightly flattened, likely from preservation.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0481 |
| 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 Epoch: Upper Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 458.4 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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