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Conoclypus

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Conoclypeidae

Taxonomy
Conoclypus was named by Agassiz (1839) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 956]. It is the type genus of Conoclypidae.

It was assigned to Conoclypidae by Wagner and Durham (1966); and to Cassiduloida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Conoclypus Agassiz p. 61
1966Conoclypus Wagner and Durham p. U447
2002Conoclypus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classEchinoidea()
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuechinoideaBronn 1860
superorderAcroechinoidea()
Carinacea
Irregularia()
Microstomata
Neognathostomata
orderClypeasteroida
familyConoclypeidae()
genusConoclypus

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. †Conoclypus Agassiz 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-28 18:19:59
Modified: 2009-10-08 15:05:22
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Langhian or 47.80000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Croatia C. conoideus (167486)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) C. subcylindricus (10963)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria C. sp. (55394)