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Ellsworthoconus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Tryblidiida : Ellsworthoconus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Tryblidiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Tergomya) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Tryblidiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. F. Webers, J. Pojeta, and EL Yochelson. 1992. Cambrian Mollusca from the Minaret Formation, Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica. Geological Society of America Memoir 170:181-248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ellsworthoconus andersoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ellsworthoconus barabouensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ellsworthoconus barabuensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ellsworthoconus bridgei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Ellsworthoconus Webers et al. |
| 2002 | Ellsworthoconus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
