Conocardium

Extinct genus of molluscs

Conocardium Temporal range: Late Ordovician-Late Permian ~449.5–252.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Conocardium konincki
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Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	†Rostroconchia
Order:	†Conocardiida
Family:	†Conocardiidae
Genus:	†Conocardium Bronn 1835
Type species
Cardium aliforme J. de C. Sowerby 1827^[1]

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

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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

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^ 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.
^ ^a ^b Conocardium at Fossilworks.org

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