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Securiconus simus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Securiconus simus was named by Luo et al. (1982). It is not extant. It is the type species of Securiconus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Bemella bella by Landing (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. sinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Securiconus simus Jiang
1982Securiconus simus Luo et al.
2017Securiconus simus Kouchinsky et al. p. 333

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusSecuriconus
speciessimus

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.

†Securiconus simus Luo et al. 1982
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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 et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Sakha) Securiconus simus (99461)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Securiconus simus (99473)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) Securiconus simus (99465)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Securiconus simus (107775)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Securiconus simus (201516)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Securiconus simus (233166 233194 233198)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Securiconus simus (99484)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Sakha) Securiconus simus (233167)