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Microconchus vinni

Tentaculita - Microconchida

Taxonomy
Microconchus vinni was named by Zaton and Krawczynski (2011). Its type specimen is GIUS 4-3582/5, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Microconchus vinni Zaton and Krawczynski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
orderMicroconchidaWeedon 1991
genusMicroconchusMurchison 1839
speciesvinniZaton and Krawczynski 2011

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.

Microconchus vinni Zaton and Krawczynski 2011
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Zaton and W. Krawczynski 2011Tube small, planispirally coiled (dextrally) and
cemented to the substrate over its entire length in early
ontogeny, later becoming helically uncoiled with the tube
growing upward. Umbilicus narrow. Septa present in early
ontogeny. Tiny pores penetrating the tube are lacking. From
other representatives of the genus Microconchus, the new
species differs in its tube exterior ornamented with distinct
transverse, sharp ridges passing without deflections and finer,
longitudinal striae set in rows.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:34:00
Modified: 2010-02-22 04:21:51
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available