Belemnites

UNB-2019-0897Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Order: Belemnitida Family: Belemnitidae Genus: Belemnites (Lamarck, 1799) Five specimens of different species of belemnites. One specimen is conical and the other four specimens have prominent grooves and are more cylindrical. The conical specimen has a symmetrical moderately acute apex.

Specifications

Object name	Belemnites
ID	UNB-2019-0897
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea
Composition	Aragonite
Origin	Unknown
Pieces	5
Partial	No
Measurements	2.5cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm 2.2cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm 2.1cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm 2cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm 2.3cm x 0.7cm x 0.7cm

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