Conoclypus [SEP] parent taxon
Conoclypus
Conoclypus - from the Greek words (= cone) + (= 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
References.
- The Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Databases
- Natural History Museum
- Vasja Mikuž Eocene sea urchins Conoclypus conoideus from the paleontological collection of the Department of Geology, University in Ljubljana