Conoclypus
# Conoclypus

Conoclypus - from the Greek words Konos (= cone) + clypus (= disc) - is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Conoclypeidae.

## Description

These fossil echinoderms are characterized by a conical calcareous structure. They were slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore, living in the late Eocene until the Miocene.

## Distribution

Species of this genus have been found in Miocene of Austria and in Eocene of Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Pakistan.

## Species

* Conoclypus conoideus (Leske, 1778); Middle Eocene, Europe
* Conoclypus pilgrimi Davies, 1927; Lower Eocene, Pakistan
* Conoclypus pinfoldi Gill, 1953; Lower Eocene, Pakistan
* Conoclypus lorioli (Dames, 1877); Eocene, Italy & Slovenia
