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Catalog ID: CG-0066

Solenochilus sp.

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Nautilida
Family: Solenochilidae
Genus: Solenochilus
Species:

Geology

Period: Carboniferous
Group: Conemaugh
Formation: Glenshaw
Stratum: Brush Creek limestone

Taxonomic Authorities

  • Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797
  • Order Nautilida Agassiz, 1847
  • Family Solenochilidae Hyatt, 1883
  • Genus Solenochilus Meek and Worthen, 1870

References

  • Agassiz, L., 1847. An introduction to the study of Natural History, in a series of lectures delivered in the hall of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 58 pp.
  • Hyatt, A., 1883. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History V. 22, Genera of Fossil Cephalopods, Boston Society of Natural History, pp. 268–269
  • Meek, F. B. and Worthen, A. H. 1870. “Descriptions of new species and genera of fossils from the Palaeozoic rocks of the western states.” Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 22:22–56.