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Ceratoconus

Helcionelloida - Ceratoconidae

Taxonomy
Ceratoconus was named by Chen and Zhang (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1006]. Its type is Ceratoconus striatus.

It was assigned to Ceratoconidae by Missarzhevsky (1989); and to Mollusca by Sepkoski (2002) and Kouchinsky et al. (2017).

Species
C. bucerus, C. striatus (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Ceratoconus Chen and Zhang
1989Ceratoconus Missarzhevsky p. 181
2002Ceratoconus Sepkoski
2017Ceratoconus Kouchinsky et al. p. 355

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

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. †Ceratoconus Chen and Zhang 1980
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Ceratoconus bucerus Chen 1984
Ceratoconus striatus Chen and Zhang 1980
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: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) C. sp. (99465)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Khabarovsk Krai) Pollicina striata (50367)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) C. bucerus (106525)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) C. bucerus (155441)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) C. rusticus (96510)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) C. striatus (233166 233218)
Tommotian - Botomian525.5 - 512.9Iran C. sp. (10530)