Conoclypus

Extinct genus of sea urchins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Conoclypus - from the Greek words Konos (= cone) + clypus (= disc) - is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Conoclypeidae.[1]

Phylum:Echinodermata
Class:Echinoidea
Order:Clypeasteroida
Family:†Conoclypeidae
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Conoclypus
Fossil of Conoclypus conoideus at the Naturmuseum Senckenberg, Frankfurt
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: †Conoclypeidae
Genus: †Conoclypus
L. Agassiz, 1839
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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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