Ceratopea keithi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Euomphalina Family: Raphistomatidae Genus: Ceratopea (Ulrich, 1911) Species: Ceratopea keithi (Ulrich, 1911) Small conical specimen with thin growth lines. Rounded aperture.

Specifications

Object nameCeratopea keithi
IDUNB-2018-0560
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Subperiod:
Early Ordovician
Epoch:
Canadian
Numeric age485 Mya
OriginRandolph County, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.1cm x 1cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • E. O. Ulrich. 1911. Revision of the Paleozoic systems. Geological Society of America Bulletin 22:281-680