Phylloceras sp.

UNB-2018-0727Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Ammonoidea

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Phylloceratida Family: Phylloceratidae Genus: Phylloceras (Suess, 1865) Large oxycone specimen with three whorls. Umbilicus is weathered. Thin, triangular aperture. Faint curved ribs are visible on partial sections of the whorls. Thin keel. Ammonitic sutures are visible near the keel.

Specifications

Object namePhylloceras sp.
IDUNB-2018-0727
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 8.5cm x 7cm x 1.7cm