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Cornulites

Tentaculita - Cornulitida - Cornulitidae

Taxonomy
Cornulites was named by Schlotheim (1820) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Cornulitidae by Fisher (1962), Sepkoski (2002) and Zhan and Vinn (2007).

Species lacking formal opinion data
C. flexuosus, C. progressus, C. sterlingensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Cornulites Schlotheim p. 378
1962Cornulites Fisher p. 137
2002Cornulites Sepkoski
2007Cornulites Zhan and Vinn p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
orderCornulitidaBoucek 1964
familyCornulitidaeFischer 1962
genusCornulitesSchlotheim 1820

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. †Cornulites Schlotheim 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-14 11:00:28
Modified: 2009-05-14 13:00:28
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Leighton 2005, Zhan and Vinn 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Serpukhovian or 453.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (240 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (1704 1896)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (New York) C. sp. (1196)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) C. sp. (397)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Estonia (Harju) C. sp. (193518)
Idavere458.0 - 453.0Estonia (Ida-Viru) C. sp. (193514)
Berounian - Pusgillian457.9 - 449.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) C. sp. (166747)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic C. sp. (3865)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (5347)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) C. sp. (85818 85821 85825 85826 85827 86063)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (86119 86120)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (38460)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Iowa) C. sp. (666)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) C. carbonarius (6027 6029 6041)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Canada (Alberta) C. carbonarius (35545)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Montana) C. carbonarius (643)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Colorado) C. sp. (3625)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guizhou) C. sp. (58462)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) C. sp. (6765 6769 6777 6780 6782 6790 6791 6792 6793 6794 6797 6798 6799 6801 6803 6804 6807 6808 6809 6810 6812 6823 6831 6835 6837 6841 6844 6845 6846 6847)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) C. sp. (5632)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) C. inelegans (5611)