Belemnitella americana
UNB-2018-0515Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Belemnitida
Family: Belemnitrllidae
Genus: Belemnitella (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Species: Belemnitella americana (Morton, 1830)
Two conical specimens with the smaller specimen having a more rounded apex and the larger specimen having a more acute apex and asymmetrical profile. Large groove visible in the larger specimen. Alveolus is visible in the larger specimen. Faint septa are visible on the larger specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Belemnitella americana |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0515 |
| 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: Cretaceous Epoch: Upper Cretaceous Age: Maastrichtian |
| Numeric age | 72.1 Mya |
| Origin | New Egypt, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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