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Yangtzeconus priscus

Tergomya - Cyrtonellida

Taxonomy
Yangtzeconus priscus was named by Yü (1979). It is not extant. Its type locality is Yangtzeconus priscus - Archaeospira ornata assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China. It is the type species of Yangtzeconus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Yangtzeconus priscus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
orderCyrtonellida
genusYangtzeconus
speciespriscus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:49:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:08:04
Source: o = order, 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
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Yangtzeconus priscus (type locality: 56807)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Yangtzeconus priscus (50428)