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Conulus elongatus

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Conulidae

Taxonomy
Galerites elongatus was named by Roemer (1865).

It was recombined as Conulus elongatus by Schneider and Neumann (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Galerites elongatus Roemer
2006Conulus elongatus Schneider and Neumann p. 73 figs. 11-13

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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
specieselongatus(Roemer 1865)

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.

Conulus elongatus Roemer 1865
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Conulus elongatus (178204)