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Uniconus

Tentaculita - Uniconidae

Taxonomy
Uniconus was named by Ljaschenko (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: S D Fras-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Uniconidae by Farsan (1994); and to Tentaculitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Uniconus Ljaschenko
1994Uniconus Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9
2002Uniconus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
familyUniconidaeLjaschenko 1955
genusUniconusLjaschenko 1955

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.

G. †Uniconus Ljaschenko 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 13:44:32
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:08:35
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Morocco U. caveti (13935)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco U. infundibulum (27050)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Alaska) U. orbiculus, U. livnensis (79135)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Afghanistan (Herat) U. flagelliformis, U. sp. A, U. sp. B (70144)