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Capitoconus artus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Capitoconus artus was named by Skovsted (2004). Its type specimen is MGUH 26976, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GGU 314835 - Albert Heim Bjerge, which is in a Dyeran carbonate limestone in the Bastion Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Capitoconus artus Skovsted pp. 20 - 22 figs. f. 5A-L
2021Capitoconus artus Peel p. 25 figs. 14.7, 14.8
2023Capitoconus artus Wagner p. 5649

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusCapitoconus
speciesartus

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.

Capitoconus artus Skovsted 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Lenian521.0 - 510.2Germany (Saxony) Bemella sp. (6899)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland (Peary Land) Capitoconus artus (210618)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland Capitoconus artus (type locality: 49464)