Endoceras proteiforme

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Endoceratoidea Order: Endocerida Family: Endoceratidae Genus: Endoceras (Hall, 1847) Species: Endoceras proteiforme (Hall, 1847) Three fragments of one specimen of a slender orthoconic shell with lobate sutures.

Specifications

Object nameEndoceras proteiforme
IDUNB-2018-0512
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Endoceratoidea
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician to Late Ordovician
Numeric age450 Mya
OriginGloucester, Ontario, Canada
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.9cm x 3.4cm x 0.4cm
  • 4cm x 2cm x 0.3cm
  • 3cm x 2.3cm x 0.4cm

Map of Origin