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Uniconidae

Tentaculitida - Uniconidae

Taxonomy
Uniconidae was named by Ljaschenko (1955).

It was assigned to Tentaculitida by Farsan (1994).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Uniconidae Ljaschenko
1994Uniconidae Farsan p. 53 figs. Table 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
orderTentaculitidaLjaschenko 1955
familyUniconidaeLjaschenko 1955
familyUniconidaeLjaschenko 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.

Fm. †Uniconidae Ljaschenko 1955
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G. †Alternatus Ljaschenko 1969
G. †Uniconus Ljaschenko 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Created: 2004-02-29 13:44:32
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:08:35
Source: o = order, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.20000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco Uniconus caveti (13935)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Uniconus infundibulum (27050)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Poland Alternatus absimilis, Alternatus mirabilis (81118) Alternatus inconditis (81168 81169) Alternatus mirabilisi (145999)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Alaska) Uniconus orbiculus, Uniconus livnensis (79135)
Givetian - Frasnian387.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Herat) Uniconus flagelliformis, Uniconus sp. (70144)