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Conulus (Conulus)

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Conulidae

Taxonomy
Conulus (Conulus) was named by Leske (1778).

It was assigned to Conulus by El Qot (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Conulus (Conulus) Leske
2021Conulus (Conulus) El Qot p. 19

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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
subgenusConulusLeske 1778

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.

Subg. †Conulus (Conulus) Leske 1778
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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: Aberhan 1992, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 121.40000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Egypt Conulus incertus (220853)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Conulus carcharias (191717)