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Proconchidium

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae

Taxonomy
Proconchidium is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Virgianinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Proconchidium Sepkoski
2002Proconchidium Williams et al. p. 963

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyVirgianidaeBoucot and Amsden 1963
subfamilyVirgianinaeBoucot and Amsden 1963
genusProconchidium

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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Proconchidium brodeurensis Rong et al. 1989
Proconchidium munsteri St. Joseph 1938
Proconchidium tchuilensis Rukavishnikova and Sapelnikov 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:38:21
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:38:21
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pirgu to the top of the Hirnantian or 449.50000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan P. tchuilensis (80656)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) P. brodeurensis (67297)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Conchidium munsteri (162234)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Russian Federation (Komi) P. muensteri (164184 194930)