Muensterella scutellaris (Muenster 1842)
$350.00
Muensterella scutellaris
Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Cephalopoda, Order Octopoda,
Suborder: Teudopseina, Family: Muenserelloidea
Tithonium, Weissjura- Group, Moernsheim Formation, Muehlheim Subformation, Malm zeta 3
Hybonotum Zone, Moernsheimensis Subzone, moernsheimensis horizon
Schaudiberg/ Muehlheim, near Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany
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Description
Cephalopod Muensterella scutellaris rostrum for sale. The fossil comes from the Muehlheim Quarry near Solnhofen in Bavaria, Germany. Muensterella scutellaris is a very rare Cephalopod from the Solnhofen Limestones. Mindat.org states that there is only a handfull specimen known from the Solnhofen Plattenkalk. https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4947895.html. That is may be understated since there are lately about 10 shown in the Solnhofen Fossilienatlas. Also some finds from the Muehlheim Quarry add to it.
The rostrum including the patella of the Cephalopod Muensterella scutellaris here is 8.5 cm or 3.3 inches long. The limestone slab is 11 cm by 7.5 cm or 4.3 inches by 3 inches. The rostrum is seen from the inside. Like if you eat out of a spoon. The very top of the rostrum is missing. The slight discoloration of the area below the rostrum seems to be a hint of soft tissue, but no structures can be seen.
The Cephalopod Muensterella scutellaris is also known at least at one specimen, to have soft parts preserved. The link is: https://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/geol/fachrichtungen/pal/ressourcen/berliner-palaeobiologische-abhandlungen/Band_03/11.pdf. The text is in english.
There are specimen shown in the Solnhofen Fossilienatlas, link below.
For more information you can go to or click here : https://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de and write the german name for octopus = “Tintenfische” under “Suche”. If you want a english translation it would be better to google Solnhofen Fossilienatls and choose “translate this page” in Google already.
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Weight | 0.720 kg |
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Dimensions | 20 × 14 × 7 cm |
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