Hibolithes subfusiformis (specimens 25-26)

Specimen Name: Hibolithes subfusiformis
Common Name: Belemnite
Specimen Code: 09CEPH00025-26
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Formation: Obtusum Zone, Lower Lias Formation
Geologic Time Period: Early Jurassic Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Cephalopoda – Belemnoidea – Belemnitida – Belemnitina – Mesohibolithidae – Hibolithes – Subfusiformis

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 25: A small, brown guard with a slight swelling towards the tip, giving it a bullet-like appearance
• Specimen 26: A small, brown guard with lots of white mottling

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 25: 44mm x 5mm x 5mm
• Specimen 26: 39mm x 6mm x 4mm