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Securiconus obscuricosta

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Bemella obscuricosta was named by Zhou and Xiao (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Huoqiu, Huainan, which is in an Atdabanian/Botomian carbonate limestone in the Yutaishan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Securiconus obscuricosta by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Bemella obscuricosta Zhou and Xiao pp. 129 - 130 figs. pl. 2 f. 1-3
1994Bemella obscuricosta Feng et al. p. 5 figs. pl. 2 f. 1-2
2023Securiconus obscuricosta Wagner p. 5688

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

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 obscuricosta Zhou and Xiao 1984
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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: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Henan) Bemella obscuricosta (96525)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1China (Anhui) Bemella obscuricosta (type locality: 107632)