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Conocardioidea β
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| Rank | superfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Conocardiida : Conocardioidea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 485 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rostroconchia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rostroconchia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rostroconchia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Conocardiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Pojeta and B. Runnegar. 1976. The paleontology of rostroconch mollusks and the early history of the phylum Mollusca. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 968:1-88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bransoniidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 127 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Conocardiidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 441 Ma Silurian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Conocardioidea Miller |
| 1976 | Conocardioidea Pojeta and Runnegar p. 69 |
| 2009 | Conocardioidea Nevesskaja |
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!
