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Conulus

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Conulidae

Taxonomy
Conulus was named by Leske (1778) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Conulidae by Wagner and Durham (1966), Smith (1995); and to Holectypoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Conulus Leske p. 161
1966Conulus Wagner and Durham p. U445
1995Conulus Smith p. 188
2002Conulus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
orderEchinoneoida()
superfamilyConulidea
familyConulidae()
genusConulus

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.

G. †Conulus Leske 1778
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Subg. †Conulus (Conulopyrina) Hawkins 1921
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Subg. †Conulus (Conulus) Leske 1778
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†Conulus antillensis Cotteau 1881
†Conulus douvillei Cotteau and Gauthier 1895
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Invalid names: Pyrina mortenseni Checchia-Rispoli 1932 [synonym]
†Conulus elongatus Roemer 1865
†Conulus raulini d'Orbigny 1856
†Conulus stephensoni Cooke 1953
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Diet 2: deposit feederc
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 12:05:24
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 121.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Cuba C. antillensis (91138)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Egypt C. incertus (220853)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Hungary C. soubellensis, C. tataensis (66026)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Egypt C. vionneti (220856)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Conulopyrina anomala (1864)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5France C. castaneus (57922 58861)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France C. castaneus (233804 233805)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France C. castaneus (56523 56552 56678 56848 58126 58246 58431)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy C. castaneus (12838)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain C. castanea (3824)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain C. castanea (3832)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) C. castanea (59711)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt C. carcharias (191717)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France C. sp. (82842)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) C. castanea (82857)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom C. castanea (59712)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland (Malopolska) C. ellipticus (72023)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8United Kingdom C. subrotondus, C. castanea (59713)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany C. elongatus, C. raulini (178204)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Texas) C. stephensoni (78106 78107 197063 197064 197065)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France C. albogalerus (58924)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) C. matesovi (31992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain C. haugi, C. sp. (67002)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Oman C. triadis (161070)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) C. gigas (67004)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) C. magnificus (32022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan C. magnificus (48022)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye C. douvillei (34586 34587)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Santander) C. gigas (157006 157007 157008 157009 157010 157014)