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Conichnus

Taxonomy
Conichnus was named by Myannil (1966).

It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Conichnus Myannil
1975Conichnus Hantzschel

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RankNameAuthor
Ichnofossils
RankNameAuthor
genusConichnusMyannil 1966

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. †Conichnus Myannil 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. Hantzschel 1975Fillings of conical hollows; mostly very regular forms with circular cross section; lower end round, without distinct mamilliform peak, thus differing from Amphorichnus Myannil; length (max) 12 cm, diameter (max) 8 cm, perpendicular to bedding plane.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 635.00000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia (Southeastern Namibia) C. sp. (89797)
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Namibia C. sp. (236923 236924)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Russian Federation C. conicus (186111)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Ida-Viru) C. sp. (193522 197475)
Lochkovian - Late/Upper Emsian419.62 - 393.47Morocco C. conicus (208254)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (DrĂ¢a-Tafilalet) C. conicus (25325)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan C. sp. (74023)