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Microconchida ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculita : Microconchida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 242 - 235 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Tentaculita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Tentaculita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Tentaculita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tentaculita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Vinn. 2006. Two new microconchid (Tentaculita Boucek, 1964) genera from the Early Palaeozoic of Baltoscandia and England. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 2006(2):89-100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Helicoconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Microconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 185 | 252 Ma Permian | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Palaeoconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Polonoconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Punctaconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Spathioconchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1991 | Microconchida Weedon |
| 2006 | Microconchida Vinn |
| 2014 | Microconchida Zato? et al. p. 456 |
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!
