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Knightoconus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Kiringellida : Hypseloconidae : Knightoconus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Tergomya) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Tergomya) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Tergomya) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. L. Yochelson, R. H. Flower, and GF Webers. 1973. The bearing of the new Late Cambrian monoplacophoran genus Knightoconus on the origin of the Cephalopoda. Lethaia 6(3):275-310 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Knightoconus antarcticus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1973 | Knightoconus Yochelson et al. |
2002 | Knightoconus 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!