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Conchocele taylori

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae

Taxonomy
Conchocele taylori was named by Hickman (2015). Its type specimen is UCMP 110688 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rock Creek, near Keasey, which is in a Priabonian basinal (siliceous) mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Conchocele taylori Hickman p. 12
2020Conchocele taylori Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyThyasiroideaDall 1900
familyThyasiridaeDall 1901
genusConchocele
speciestaylori

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.

Conchocele taylori Hickman 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-20 19:58:31
Modified: 2009-09-20 21:58:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Conchocele taylori (type locality: 206340 233549)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Conchocele taylori (71040 191325)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Conchocele taylori (169048)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Japan Conchocele taylori (191323)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (Washington) Conchocele taylori (172000)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Conchocele taylori (58964)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Japan Conchocele taylori (191320)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Conchocele taylori (91621)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Conchocele taylori (4869)