Actinoceras sp.?

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Orthoceratoidea Order: Actinocerida Family: Actinoceratidae Genus: Actinoceras (Bronn, 1837) Large specimen of a cyrtoconic brevicone shell. Prominent transverse sutures towards the aperture. *This specimen may be 8319 in the original catalogue, coming from the "Sawn Section". The Mimsy version of 8319 is wrong, the specimen is an ammonite.

Specifications

Object nameActinoceras sp.?
IDUNB-2019-1115
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Orthoceratoidea
CompositionLimestone
OriginUnknown
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 5.5cm x 6.4cm x 14.5cm