Orthoceras sp.?

UNB-2019-1103Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Orthoceratoidea

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Orthoceratoidea Order: Orthocerida Family: Orthoceratidae Genus: Orthoceras (Breynius, 1832) Two specimens. The smaller specimen is an orthoconic longicone shell with curved septa and visible siphuncle. The larger sample appears to a portion of a large orthoconic shell with what appears to be septa and lobate sutures.

Specifications

Object nameOrthoceras sp.?
IDUNB-2019-1103
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Orthoceratoidea
CompositionLimestone, Silica
OriginUnknown
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.6cm x 2cm x 1.3cm
  • 5.6cm x 5cm x 1.5cm