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]
| Conocardium | |
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| Conocardium konincki | |
Scientific classification 
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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]
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Species
editThe 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
Further reading
edit- 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
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