Orthocerida
UNB-2018-0490Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Orthocerida
Three large specimens of orthoconic shells. The two smaller specimens have the siphuncle visible. Faint, transverse sutures are visible on two of the specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Orthocerida |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0490 |
| 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: Devonian Epoch: Upper Devonian Age: Frasnian |
| Numeric age | 382.7 Mya |
| Origin | Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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