Synonyms: Adelopneustes Gauthier 1889, Echinoconus d'Orbigny 1854
Full reference: J. -B. Lamarck. 1801. Système des Animaux sans Vertèbres, ou Tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. 8:1-432
Parent taxon: Holectypoida according to J. W. M. Jagt 2000
See also Clark and Twitchell 1915, Sanchez Roig 1926, Sepkoski 2002 and Wagner and Durham 1966
Sister taxa: Anorthopygidae, Coenholectypidae, Conoclypina, Discoididae, Duperieria, Echinogalerus, Holectypidae, Holectypina, Neoglobator
Subtaxa: Adelopneustes akkajensis Adelopneustes boehmi Adelopneustes ernsti Adelopneustes montainvillensis Echinoconus rothomagensis Galerites oregonensis
Ecology: semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Austria (1 collection), Denmark (1), the Netherlands (1), Spain (1)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1), France (3), Germany (4), Kazakhstan (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1)
Total: 14 collections including 21 occurrences
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