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Cornulitidae

Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae

Taxonomy

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Cornulitidae Fischer
1962Cornulitidae Fisher p. 136
2002Cornulitidae Sepkoski
2007Cornulitidae Zhan and Vinn p. 105
2008Cornulitidae Vinn and Motus p. 410
2024Cornulitidae Vinn et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
orderCornulitidaBoucek 1964
familyCornulitidaeFischer 1962
familyCornulitidaeFischer 1962

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.

Fm. †Cornulitidae Fischer 1962
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G. †Conchicolites Nicholson 1872
G. †Coralloconchus Vinn and Motus 2008
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Coralloconchus bragensis Vinn and Motus 2008
G. †Cornulitella Howell 1952
G. †Cornulites Schlotheim 1820
G. †Kolihaia Prantl 1944
G. †Porkuniconchus Vinn et al. 2024
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Porkuniconchus fragilis Vinn et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: ECOSPACE: 361.f
Created: 2009-10-11 12:13:15
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:13:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Leighton 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Berounian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 459.70000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (262 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liben463.3 - 459.3Czechia (Plzeƈ Region) Conchicolites sp. (279117 279118)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Conchicolites confertus (3861)
Berounian - Pusgillian459.7 - 449.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Cornulites sp. (166747)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Conchicolites confertus (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Conchicolites meskai, Conchicolites confertus, Cornulites sp. (3865)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Cornulites sp. (1704 1896)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Cornulites sp. (397)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (New York) Cornulites sp. (1196)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Estonia (Harju) Cornulites sp. (193518)
Idavere458.0 - 452.8Estonia (Ida-Viru) Cornulites sp. (193514)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Cornulites carbonarius (6027 6029 6041)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Colorado) Cornulites sp. (3625)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Montana) Cornulites carbonarius (643)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Cornulites carbonarius (35545)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China (Guizhou) Cornulites sp. (58462)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Cornulitella sp. (2184 2187 2191 2202 2207 2208)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Cornulitella sp. (557)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) Cornulites sp. (6765 6769 6777 6780 6782 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6797 6798 6799 6801 6803 6804 6807 6808 6809 6810 6812 6823 6831 6835 6837 6841 6844 6845 6846 6847)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Cornulites inelegans (5611)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Montana) Cornulites sp. (5632)