Conocardium | |
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Conocardium konincki | |
Scientific classification | |
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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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]
The following species have been described:[2]