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Ceratoconus bucerus

Helcionelloida - Ceratoconidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoconus bucerus was named by Chen (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Jijiapo, bed 7, which is in a Meishucunian deep subtidal shelf dolomite in the Yanjiahe Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Ceratoconus bucerus Chen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyCeratoconidae
genusCeratoconus
speciesbucerus

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.

Ceratoconus bucerus Chen 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:56:56
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:22:46
Source: c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Ceratoconus bucerus (type locality: 106525)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Ceratoconus bucerus (155441)