Belemnitella mucronata
UNB-2018-0517Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Belemnitida
Family: Belemnitidae
Genus: Belemnitella (d'Orbigny, 1840)
Species: Belemnitella mucronata (Schlotheim, 1813)
Three specimens; two are partial cylindrical specimens that are missing the apex and a large portion of the posterior end. The third specimen symmetrical cylindrical specimen with an acute apex. The two partial specimens have a visible alveolus that are infilled with sediment. The third complete specimens has a thin, prominent groove that extends from the posterior end to the apex. Circular cross section for each specimen.
Specifications
| Object name | Belemnitella mucronata |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0517 |
| 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: Lower Cretaceous Age: Hauterivian to Barremian |
| Numeric age | 132.9 - 129.4 Mya |
| Origin | Deptford, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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