Sepia sp.
UNB-2018-0525Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae
Genus: Sepia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen of the posterior portion of the phragomocone with a partial dorsal shield preserved. Curved/lobate striae are visible on the ventral and posterior dorsal side. Specimen is in two fragments with a small portion of the posterior margin chipped off.
*Collected in 1967.
Specifications
| Object name | Sepia sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0525 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea |
| Composition | Aragonite |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824