''Conulus'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

echinoid Sea urchins () are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin live on the seabed of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to . The spherical, hard shells (tests) of ...

s (sea urchins) that lived in the

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...

. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus'': * †''

Conulus angulatus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus azerbaidjanensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus campaniformis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus'': ...

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Conulus castaneus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus chiapasensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus chiesai ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus cookei ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus cubensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus djanelidzei ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus grauensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus'': ...

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Conulus isopyramidatus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus kubatliensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus lamberti ''Conulus'' is an extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, alth ...

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Conulus matesovi ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus mixtus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus mullerriedi ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus parravanoi ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus praenuntius ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus rothomagensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus sanfilippoi ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus sinensis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus stephensoni ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus subpyramidatus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus subrotundus ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus tradis ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

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Conulus zinai ''Conulus'' is an extinct genus of echinoids (sea urchins) that lived in the Cretaceous. Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus' ...

References

* David Ward, ''Fossils'', Smithsonian Handbooks, p. 180
''Conulus''

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