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Conchicolites

Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae

Taxonomy
Conchicolites was named by Nicholson (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi D l Sepkoski's reference number: 1075].

It was assigned to Cornulitidae by Fisher (1962) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Conchicolites Nicholson p. 203
1962Conchicolites Fisher p. 137
2002Conchicolites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
orderCornulitidaBoucek 1964
familyCornulitidaeFischer 1962
genusConchicolitesNicholson 1872

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. †Conchicolites Nicholson 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:13:15
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:13:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Leighton 2005

Age range: base of the Sarka to the top of the Ludfordian or 466.00000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic C. sp. (3857)
Letna - Harnagian460.9 - 455.8Czech Republic C. confertus (3861)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Czech Republic C. sp. (3856)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.4Czech Republic C. sp. (3863)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.4Czech Republic C. sp. (3865)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden C. sp. (476)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) C. sp. (13592 13597 13598)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) C. tuberculiferus, C. sp. (13599)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) C. sp. (13616 13618 13619)