Actinoceras anticostiense
UNB-2018-0498Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Actinocerida
Family: Actinoceridae
Genus: Actinoceras (Bronn, 1837)
Species: Actinoceras anticostiense (Billings, 1857)
Two orthoconic specimens embedded on sediment. Both specimens are fairly straight with one specimen and is tapering towards the posterior end. Large, curved/lobate annulation. Specimens are weathered.
*Missing.
Specifications
| Object name | Actinoceras anticostiense |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0498 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Orthoceratoidea |
| Composition | Limestone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician Subperiod: Early Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 485 Mya |
| Origin | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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