Conoclypus
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| Genus: | Conoclypus Agassiz 1839
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Conoclypus - from the Greek words Konos (= cone) + clypus (= disc) - is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Conoclypeidae.
Description
[edit]These fossil echinoderms are characterized by a conical calcareous structure. They were slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore, living in the late Eocene until the Miocene.
Distribution
[edit]Species of this genus have been found in Miocene of Austria and in Eocene of Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Pakistan.
Species
[edit]- Conoclypus conoideus (Leske, 1778); Middle Eocene, Europe
- Conoclypus pilgrimi Davies, 1927; Lower Eocene, Pakistan
- Conoclypus pinfoldi Gill, 1953; Lower Eocene, Pakistan
- Conoclypus lorioli (Dames, 1877); Eocene, Italy & Slovenia
References
[edit]- The Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Databases
- Natural History Museum
- Vasja Mikuž Eocene sea urchins Conoclypus conoideus from the paleontological collection of the Department of Geology, University in Ljubljana
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