Biology:Conocardium
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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs
| Conocardium | |
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| Conocardium konincki | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | †Rostroconchia |
| Order: | †Conocardiida |
| Family: | †Conocardiidae |
| Genus: | †Conocardium Bronn 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Cardium aliforme J. de C. Sowerby 1827[1]
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Conocardium is an extinct genus of Rostroconchian mollusk. Its shell-mouth grew to be 2–3 inches (51–76 mm) across. It fed on tiny plants and animals in the water. Fossils have been found all over the world from Ordovician to Permian formations.[2]
Species
The following species have been described:[2]
- C. acadianum
- C. aliforme (type)
- C. altum
- C. aquisgranense
- C. armatum
- C. cresswelli
- C. decussatum
- C. denticulatum
- C. elongatum
- C. eximum
- C. ferox
- C. formosum
- C. frater
- C. fusiforme
- C. gogoensis
- C. gympiense
- C. hainense
- C. immatura
- C. incarceratum
- C. inceptum
- C. inflatum
- C. konincki
- C. longipennis
- C. lyelli
- C. nexile
- C. oehlerti
- C. philipsii
- C. plinthinatus
- C. prunum
- C. pseudobellum
- C. regulare
- C. renardi
- C. retusum
- C. richmondense
- C. securiforme
- C. sowerbyi
- C. spinalatum
- C. tripartitum
- C. truncata
- C. truncatum
- C. uralicum
- C. ventriculosum
- C. villmarense
References
- ↑ Michael R. W. Amler & Nicole S. Rogalla (2004). "History and nomenclature of the Conocardioidea (Mollusca: Rostroconchia)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift 78 (2): 307–322. doi:10.1007/BF03009228.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conocardium at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals by Don Lessem and Jan Sovak
- Parker, Steve. Dinosaurus: the complete guide to dinosaurs. Firefly Books Inc, 2003. Pg. 40
Wikidata ☰ Q113326 entry
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