Orthoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0492Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Orthocerida
Family: Orthoceridae
Genus: Orthoceras (Breynius, 1832)
Small specimen of a slender, orthoconic shell with transverse annulation (0.3 cm).
Specifications
| Object name | Orthoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0492 |
| 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 | Oklahoma, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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