K1486
Classification
The biological classification of the species represented in the fossil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Class: Cephalopoda (Leach 1817)
Subclass: Ammonoidea (Zittel 1884) / Aptychi
Order: Ammonitida (Hyatt 1889)
Superfamily: Perisphinctoidea (Steinmann 1890)
Family: Aulacostephanidae (Spath 1924)
Genus: Aulacostephanus (Sutner & Pompeckj in Tornquist 1896)
Phylum: Mollusca (Linnaeus 1758)
Class: Cephalopoda (Leach 1817)
Subclass: Ammonoidea (Zittel 1884) / Aptychi
Order: Ammonitida (Hyatt 1889)
Superfamily: Perisphinctoidea (Steinmann 1890)
Family: Aulacostephanidae (Spath 1924)
Genus: Aulacostephanus (Sutner & Pompeckj in Tornquist 1896)
Element
A description of the object collected, in particular what parts are represented.
The body chamber encloses a sac of eggs. The rest of the ammonite had been worn away by the sea.
Collection date
The date an object was collected in the field.
30.11.1997
Collection place
The place where an object was excavated or collected in the field.
United Kingdom > England > Dorset
Dimensions
Measurements of the size of the object.
width: 150mm
depth: 20mm
height: 100mm
depth: 20mm
height: 100mm
