Androgynoceras lataecosta

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Ammonitida Family: Liparoceratidae Genus: Androgynoceras (Hyatt, 1867) Species: Androgynoceras lataecosta Five specimens; Four specimens have multiple whorls and the largest specimen is a portion of a whorl. The four smaller specimens have a serpenticone shape shell. Visible ribs. Aperture is rounded and infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object nameAndrogynoceras lataecosta
IDUNB-2019-0657
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Jurassic
Epoch:
Lower Jurassic
Age:
Pliensbachian
Numeric age192 Mya
OriginSeatown, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Pieces5
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3cm x 2cm x 1cm
  • 2cm x 1.6cm x 0.7cm
  • 1.2cm x 1.1cm x 0.4cm
  • 1.4cm x 1.2cm x 0.5cm
  • 1.5cm x 1.4cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin