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Actinoconus pyriformis

Taxonomy
Actinoconus pyriformis was named by Yü (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, Protoconus-Eosoconus assemblage, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate dolomite in the Huangshandong Formation of China. It is the type species of Actinoconus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Actinoconus pyriformis Yü pp. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
genusActinoconus
speciespyriformis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Actinoconus pyriformis (type locality: 107669)