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Conchidium

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Subrianidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Conchidium Oehlert
1952Conchidium Kirk and Amsden
1974Conchidium Bassett and Cocks
1997Conchidium Jin and Chatterton
2002Conchidium Sepkoski
2002Conchidium Williams et al. p. 990

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familySubrianidaeSapelnikov 1963
subfamilyConchidiinaeSapelnikov 1973
genusConchidiumOehlert 1887

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Conchidium Oehlert 1887
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†Conchidium bilocularis Hisinger 1799
†Conchidium microlocularis Johnson et al. 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 12:26:25
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:26:25
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Niagaran to the top of the Pragian or 438.00000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Nunavut) C. sp. (101987)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Alaska) C. alaskense (108320 109021) C. sp. (111794 111796 111801 111803 111813 111844 111846 111847 111848)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Canada (Northwest Territories) C. alaskense (25486 25503)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Nevada) C. sp. (467)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) C. sp. (26366)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Ohio) C. sp. (475)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) C. sp., C. biolularis, C. laqueatum, C. exporrecta (22818)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) C. microlocularis (26009 26013)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) C. sculptum (13670 13672) C. sculptum, C. tenuistriatum (13598)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) C. sp. (225990)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (24909)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation C. laqueatiformis, C. virgatum, C. ventriosum (23759) C. pseudobiloculare (24690) C. virgatum, C. bivirgatum (24749)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) C. microlocularis (26059)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Nei Mongol) C. sp. (27731)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) C. laqueatum (188823 188856 188861 188862 188863 188866) C. microlocularis (26049) C. sp. (188821 188850 188853) C. sp. A (188813 188816 188819 188835 188838) C. sp. B (188812) C. sp. B, C. sp. C aff arcticum (188811)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0New Zealand C. sp. (25709)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Xinjiang) C. sp. (27767)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2USA (California) C. sp. (214346)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) C. multicostatum (13107)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) C. biloculare (13673) C. sculptum (13671)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (497)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) C. biloculare (13530) C. conchidium (13601)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) C. conchidium (13603)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic C. hospes (14106)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Russian Federation C. aracaensis, C. enticlivatus, C. biloculare (23774) C. biloculare (23765) C. enticlivatus (24691) C. enticlivatus, C. hospes, C. biloculare (23763) C. enticlivatus, C. hospes, C. largum (23764) C. enticlivatus, C. largum, C. biloculare (23760) C. novosemelicum (23730) C. orthocephalum (23734) C. sp. (23638 23696 24017) C. ufimicum (23747)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Kazakhstan C. enticlivatus, C. largum, C. lajlakensis, C. biloculare (24689) C. sp. (23754)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) C. sp. (540)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus C. sp. (23658)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) C. sp. (100901 100902)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) C. biloculare (229626 229627) C. sp. (24803 79734 229580) C. sp., C. biloculare (79735)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) C. alaskense (188872) C. sp. (188871 188874)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Nevada) C. sp., C. bilocularis (204035)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic C. hospes (14111)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Indiana) C. sp., C. laqueatum, C. littoni (6706)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) C. conchidium, C. sp. (13616)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon Territory) C. sp. (26657)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) C. sp. (14001 14004)
Leintwardine421.3 - 419.2United Kingdom C. sp. (95143)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8New Zealand C. sp. (40534)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6New Zealand C. sp. (77223)