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Tuberoconchus wilsoni

Tentaculita - Microconchida - Palaeoconchidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoconchus wilsoni was named by Zatoń and Olempska (2017). Its type specimen is GIT 687-117-1, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuressaare quarry, Saaremaa, which is in a Ludfordian open shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the Kuressaare Formation of Estonia.

It was recombined as Tuberoconchus wilsoni by Zatoń and Olempska (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeoconchus wilsoni Zatoń et al. p. 117 figs. 3A-F, 4A,B
2017Palaeoconchus wilsoni Zatoń and Olempska
2017Tuberoconchus wilsoni Zatoń and Olempska p. 888

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
orderMicroconchidaWeedon 1991
familyPalaeoconchidae
genusTuberoconchus
specieswilsoni(Zaton et al. 2016)

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.

†Tuberoconchus wilsoni Zaton et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 13:44:32
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:08:35
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Estonia (Saare) Palaeoconchus wilsoni (240994 type locality: 240995)