Belemnites sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Belemnitida Family: Belemnitidae Genus: Belemnites (Lamarck, 1799) Seven specimens. The three larger specimens and one smaller specimen are cylindrical and are missing the posterior end and apex. The three smaller specimens are cylindrical and have an acute apex. Circular or pyriform cross section.

Specifications

Object name	Belemnites sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0528
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea
Composition	Calcium carbonate
Origin	Unknown
Pieces	7
Partial	No
Measurements	Largest: 2cm x 0.1cm x 0.1cm Smallest: 3.9cm x 0.9cm x 1cm Average: 2.2cm x 0.5cm x 0.7cm

Publications

J.-B. Lamarck. 1799. Prodrome d’une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l’établissement d’un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1:63-91