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Cornulitida

Tentaculitida

Taxonomy
Cornulitida was named by Boucek (1964).

It was assigned to Tentaculita by Zhan and Vinn (2007) and Vinn and Motus (2008); and to Tentaculitida by Vinn et al. (2024).

Subtaxa
Cornulitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Cornulitida Boucek
2007Cornulitida Zhan and Vinn p. 105
2008Cornulitida Vinn and Motus p. 410
2024Cornulitida Vinn et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
orderTentaculitidaLjaschenko 1955
orderCornulitidaBoucek 1964
orderCornulitidaBoucek 1964

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Cornulitida Boucek 1964
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Fm. †Cornulitidae Fischer 1962
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G. †Conchicolites Nicholson 1872
G. †Coralloconchus Vinn and Motus 2008
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†Coralloconchus bragensis Vinn and Motus 2008
G. †Cornulitella Howell 1952
G. †Cornulites Schlotheim 1820
G. †Kolihaia Prantl 1944
G. †Porkuniconchus Vinn et al. 2024
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†Porkuniconchus fragilis Vinn et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Data from Leighton (2005).o
Created: 2009-07-20 07:22:51
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:28:16
Source: o = order, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Leighton 2005

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Serpukhovian or 511.20000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (261 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Jordan Cornulitida indet. (139936)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 457.2Czech Republic Conchicolites confertus (3861)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Cornulites sp. (1704 1896)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Cornulites sp. (1196)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) Cornulites sp. (397)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Estonia (Ida-Viru) Cornulites sp. (193514)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Estonia (Harju) Cornulites sp. (193518)
Berounian - Pusgillian457.9 - 449.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Cornulites sp. (166747)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Conchicolites sp. (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Conchicolites sp., Cornulites sp. (3865)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Colorado) Cornulites sp. (3625)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Montana) Cornulites carbonarius (643)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Cornulites carbonarius (6027 6029 6041)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Canada (Alberta) Cornulites carbonarius (35545)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guizhou) Cornulites sp. (58462)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Cornulitella sp. (2184 2187 2191 2202 2207 2208)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Cornulitella sp. (557)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Cornulites sp. (6765 6769 6777 6780 6782 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6797 6798 6799 6801 6803 6804 6807 6808 6809 6810 6812 6823 6831 6835 6837 6841 6844 6845 6846 6847)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Cornulites sp. (5632)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Cornulites inelegans (5611)