Microconchus Murchison 1839

Tentaculita - Microconchida

Parent taxon: Microconchida according to M. ZatoĊ„ et al. 2014

See also Weedon 1991

Sister taxa: Helicoconchus, Palaeoconchus, Polonoconchus, Punctaconchus, Spathioconchus

Subtaxa: Microconchus aberrans Microconchus carbonarius Microconchus texanus Microconchus utahensis Microconchus valvatus Microconchus vinni

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Type: Microconchus carbonarius

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection)

• Triassic of China (34), Germany (13), Greenland (88), Hungary (25), Poland (2), Tunisia (1), Turkey (1), United States (17: Nevada, Utah)

Total: 182 collections including 186 occurrences

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