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Scenella conicum

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Tryblidium conicum was named by Whitfield (1886). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is 227 - Promonotory on west end of Fort Cassin, Lake Champlain., which is in a Cassinian carbonate limestone in the Fort Cassin Formation of Vermont.

It was recombined as Scenella conicum by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Tryblidium conicum Whitfield p. 306 figs. pl. 24 f. 26-27, 32-33
1890Tryblidium conicum Whitfield p. 29 figs. pl. 1 f. 3-4
1897Scenella conicum Ulrich and Scofield pp. 838, 840
2023Scenella conicum Wagner p. 4525

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872
speciesconicum()

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.

Scenella conicum Whitfield 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-04-21 09:41:17
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:42:25
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cassinian or 482.30000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Vermont) Tryblidium conicum (154944)