Punctaconchus Temporal range: Mid Jurassic |
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Punctaconchus ampliporus Vinn and Taylor, 2007 from the Bathonian, White Limestone Formation, Foss Cross Quarry, Gloucestershire, UK. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | incertae sedis |
Class: | Tentaculita† |
Order: | Microconchida† |
Genus: |
Punctaconchus† Vinn and Taylor, 2007 |
Punctaconchus is a genus of microconchid tubeworms. Their tubes have large pores (punctae) penetrating the tube wall. Tubes lumen is covered by ripplemark−like transverse ridges. Punctaconchus occurs in the Middle Jurassic of England and France.