Belemnites sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Belemnitida Family: Belemnitidae Genus: Belemnites (Lamarck, 1799) Long thin asymmetrical conical shell. Rounded apex. *MISSING

Specifications

Object nameBelemnites sp.
IDUNB-2019-0850
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Coleoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Triassic to Jurassic
Epoch:
Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic
Age:
Rhaetian to Sinemurian to Lower Sinemurian
Numeric age208.5 - 192 Mya
OriginLyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 12.7cm x 1.9cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin

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