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Conoclypus
Fossil of Conoclypus conoideus at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt
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Conoclypus

Agassiz 1839

Conoclypus - from the Greek words Konos (= cone) + clypus (= disc) - is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Conoclypeidae.

Description

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

Species of this genus have been found in Miocene of Austria and in Eocene of Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Pakistan.

Species

  • 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

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