Conchicolites

Conchicolites
Temporal range: Late Ordovician–Devonian[1]
Conchicolites sp. overview of the rings with spines, Lilla Karlsö, Sweden, Wenlock–Ludlow, sp–spines.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
incertae sedis
Class:
Tentaculita†
Order:
Cornulitida†
Family:
Cornulitidae†
Genus:
Conchicolites†

Nicholson, 1872

Conchicolites is a fossil genus of cornulitid tubeworms. Their shells lack vesicular wall structure and have a smooth lumen. They are externally covered with transverse ridges. Some species have spines. They usually occur as encrusters on various shelly fossils. Their fossils are known from the Late Ordovician to the Devonian.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Vinn, O.; Mutvei, H. (2009). "Calcareous tubeworms of the Phanerozoic" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 58 (4): 286–296. doi:10.3176/earth.2009.4.07. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  3. ^ Vinn, O (2013). "Cornulitid tubeworms from the Ordovician of eastern Baltic". Carnets de Géologie: 131–138. doi:10.4267/2042/51214. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  4. ^ Vinn, O; Wilson, M.A. (2013). "Silurian cornulitids of Estonia (Baltica)". Carnets de Géologie: 357–368. doi:10.4267/2042/53034. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  5. ^ Vinn, O.; Jarochowska, E.; Munnecke, A. (2014). "A new species of Conchicolites (Cornulitida, Tentaculita) from the Wenlock of Gotland, Sweden" (PDF). Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences. 63 (3): 181–185. doi:10.3176/earth.2014.16. Retrieved 2014-09-10.