Obtusoconus grossicostus Feng et al. 1994 (mollusk)

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Full reference: W. M. Feng, Y. Qian, and Z.-q. Rong. 1994. Study of Monoplacophora and Gastropoda from the Lower Cambrian Xinji Formation in Ye Xian, Henan. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 11(1):1-19

Belongs to Obtusoconus according to W. M. Feng et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Obtusoconus ampla, Obtusoconus brevis, Obtusoconus foliaceus, Obtusoconus honorabilis, Obtusoconus mirabilis, Obtusoconus paucicostatus, Obtusoconus reduncus, Obtusoconus vostokovae, Hematoconus pygmaeus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yangshizhuang, Ye Xian, which is in a Nangaoian carbonate dolomite in the Xinji Formation of China

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Yangshizhuang, Ye Xian

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