Platyceras (orthonychia) chesterense Meek & Worthen
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Description: Image taken for an online enquiry.Catalog Number: UC 26939Taxonomic Name: Platyceras (orthonychia) chesterense Meek & WorthenFM Catalog: Fossil InvertebratesObject Kind: Hand SpecimenPhylum: MolluscaClass: GastropodaOrder: EuomphalinaFamily: PlatyceratidaePeriod: MississippianEarliest Age: ChesterianFormation: Paint Creek ShaleCoordinates Available?: NoCountry: United States of AmericaState/Province/Territory: IllinoisCounty: St. ClairTownship: FloravilleCollector: S. WellerEMu IRN: 2213299Occurrence ID: e267905f-1627-4d36-b36f-375059a00f55
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