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Emarginoconus mirus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Emarginoconus mirus was named by Yü (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China. It is the type species of Emarginoconus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Emarginoconus mirus Yü
1980Helcionella nana Chen and Zhang
1982Diandongoconus varians He and Yang p. 88 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 7, 8, 10
2023Emarginoconus mirus Wagner p. 5705

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusEmarginoconus
speciesmirus

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.

†Emarginoconus mirus Yü 1979
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Invalid names: Diandongoconus varians He and Yang 1982 [synonym], Emarginoconus nana Chen and Zhang 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Emarginoconus mirus (50419)
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Emarginoconus mirus (49681)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Emarginoconus mirus (201523 201552 201555 201557 201585 201586 201587 201590 201591)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Emarginoconus mirus (50504)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) Emarginoconus mirus (50420)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Emarginoconus mirus (type locality: 56807)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Emarginoconus mirus (171901 171902)