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Conulus (Conulus) incertus

Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Conulidae

Taxonomy
Echinoconus incertus was named by Fourtau (1921).

It was recombined as Conulus (Conulus) incertus by El Qot (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. soubellensis, C. tataensis, C. triadis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Echinoconus incertus Fourtau
2021Conulus (Conulus) incertus El Qot p. 19 figs. 8D1-D3, E, 9A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
RankNameAuthor
superorderAcroechinoidea()
—Carinacea
—Irregularia()
orderEchinoneoida()
superfamilyConulidea
familyConulidae()
genusConulus
subgenusConulusLeske 1778
speciesincertus(Fourtau 1921)

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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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: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


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