Belemnites sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Belemnitida Family: Belemnitidae Genus: Belemnites (Lamarck, 1799) Four symmetrical cylindrical specimens. Three of the specimens have an acute/rounded apex and the largest specimen has an attenuate apex. Alveolus is visible in some specimens. Circular cross section.

Specifications

Object name	Belemnites sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0529
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea
Composition	Aragonite
Origin	Unknown
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	2.5cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm 2.2cm x 0.2cm x 0.2cm 2.4cm x 0.3cm x 0.4cm 1.9cm x 0.3cm x 0.3cm

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