Gomphoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0502Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Multiceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Multiceratoidea
Order: Oncocerida
Genus: Gomphoceras (Sowerby, 1839)
Orthoconic brevicone specimen embedded into the sediment. Thin, transverse sutures are visible (0.4 cm). Large portion of the body chamber is preserved. Small molds of brachiopods are on both sides of the sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Gomphoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0502 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Multiceratoidea |
| Composition | Siltstone |
| 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 | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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