Pachyteuthis densus
UNB-2018-0508Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Belemnitida
Genus: Pachyteuthis (Bayle, 1878)
Species: Pachyteuthis densus (Meek and Hayden, 1858)
Ten specimens that are conical in shape and have a circular cross section. Aveolus are visible on each specimen. Apex is missing in some of the larger specimens. Septa are visible in some specimens that have the pragmocone missing/weathered. Faint grooves are visible in some specimens.
Specifications
| Object name | Pachyteuthis densus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0508 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic Age: Bathonian to Oxfordian |
| Numeric age | 168.3 - 163.5 Mya |
| Origin | Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 10 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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