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Microconchus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculita : Microconchida : Microconchus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Microconchus aberrans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 34 | 252 Ma Permian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Microconchus carbonarius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Microconchus texanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Microconchus utahensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Microconchus valvatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 104 | 252 Ma Permian | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Microconchus vinni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1839 | Microconchus Murchison |
| 1991 | Microconchus Weedon |
| 2014 | Microconchus 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!
