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Obtusoconus brevis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Obtusoconus brevis was named by Esakova and Zhegallo (1996) [Zhegallo in Esakova and Zhagallo, 1996]. Its type specimen is PIN 3302/1545, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Obtusoconus brevis Esakova and Zhegallo p. 152 figs. Pl. 17, figs. 4, 5
2001Obtusoconus brevis Parkhaev p. 141 figs. Pl. XXVI, figs. 5-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusObtusoconus
speciesbrevis

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.

Obtusoconus brevis Esakova and Zhegallo 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:12:47
Modified: 2009-03-16 10:12:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Gubanov et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia Obtusoconus brevis (219046)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Obtusoconus brevis (97700 97701 97717)