Michelinoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0510Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Orthoceratoidea
Order: Orthocerida
Family: Orthoceratidae
Genus: Michelinoceras (Foerste, 1932)
Two large orthoconic specimens with prominent sutures (~0.5 cm). The smaller of the two specimens, shows the septa of the interior part of the shell, that are encrusted with sediment.
Specifications
| Object name | Michelinoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0510 |
| 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 to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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