Hoploscaphites sp.
UNB-2018-0747Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Ammonoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Scaphitidae
Genus: Hoploscaphites (Nowak, 1911)
Platycone specimen with three visible whorls. Umbilicus is partially broken. Thin, curved bifurcating ribs. Outer whorl is elongated towards the anterior end. Rounded, thin aperture that is infilled with sediment. Thin keel.
Specifications
| Object name | Hoploscaphites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0747 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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