# Conulus

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{{Short description|Extinct genus of sea urchins}}
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{{For|a synonym of a genus of molluscs|Calliostoma}}
{{Automatic taxobox 
| fossil_range = [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous) {{fossilrange|125.0|65.5}}
| image = Ruhrmuseum-Ebene-12-Naturkunde3784.jpg
| taxon = Conulus
| authority = Leske, 1778
| synonyms = * ''Pyrina'' <small>Des Moulins, 1835</small>
}}

'''''Conulus''''' is an [extinct](/source/extinct) [genus](/source/genus) of [echinoid](/source/echinoid)s (sea urchins) that lived in the [Cretaceous](/source/Cretaceous). Remains of ''Conulus'' species have been found in Asia, Europe, and North America.

==Species==
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Conulus'':<ref>{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conulus Leske, 1778† |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512589 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}</ref>
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* †''[Conulus angulatus](/source/Conulus_angulatus)'' {{small|Tzankov, 1982}}
* †''[Conulus azerbaidjanensis](/source/Conulus_azerbaidjanensis)'' {{small|Melikov}}
* †''[Conulus campaniformis](/source/Conulus_campaniformis)'' {{small|Melikov & Endel'man, 1963}}
* †''[Conulus castaneus](/source/Conulus_castaneus)'' {{small|(Brongniart, 1822)}}
* †''[Conulus chiapasensis](/source/Conulus_chiapasensis)'' {{small|Lambert, 1936}}
* †''[Conulus chiesai](/source/Conulus_chiesai)'' {{small|Airaghi, 1939}}
* †''[Conulus cookei](/source/Conulus_cookei)'' {{small|Buitrón, 1974}}
* †''[Conulus cubensis](/source/Conulus_cubensis)'' {{small|Sánchez Roig, 1949}}
* †''[Conulus djanelidzei](/source/Conulus_djanelidzei)'' {{small|Gongadze, 1972}}
* †''[Conulus grauensis](/source/Conulus_grauensis)'' {{small|Currie, 1943}}
* †''[Conulus isopyramidatus](/source/Conulus_isopyramidatus)'' {{small|Melikov}}
* †''[Conulus kubatliensis](/source/Conulus_kubatliensis)'' {{small|Melikov in Halilov & Melikov, 1988}}
* †''[Conulus lamberti](/source/Conulus_lamberti)'' {{small|Buitrón, 1974}}
* †''[Conulus matesovi](/source/Conulus_matesovi)'' {{small|Moskvin & Poslavskaya, 1959}}
* †''[Conulus mixtus](/source/Conulus_mixtus)'' {{small|(Defrance, 1820)}}
* †''[Conulus mullerriedi](/source/Conulus_mullerriedi)'' {{small|Lambert, 1935}}
* †''[Conulus parravanoi](/source/Conulus_parravanoi)'' {{small|Checchia-Rispoli, 1932}}
* †''[Conulus praenuntius](/source/Conulus_praenuntius)'' {{small|Carter, 1928}}
* †''[Conulus rothomagensis](/source/Conulus_rothomagensis)'' {{small|(Sismonda, 1844)}}
* †''[Conulus sanfilippoi](/source/Conulus_sanfilippoi)'' {{small|Checchia-Rispoli, 1930}}
* †''[Conulus sinensis](/source/Conulus_sinensis)'' {{small|Mu & Wu, 1976}}
* †''[Conulus stephensoni](/source/Conulus_stephensoni)'' {{small|Cooke, 1953}}
* †''[Conulus subpyramidatus](/source/Conulus_subpyramidatus)'' {{small|Melikov}}
* †''[Conulus subrotundus](/source/Conulus_subrotundus)'' {{small|Mantell, 1822}}
* †''[Conulus tradis](/source/Conulus_tradis)'' {{small|Lees, 1928}}
* †''[Conulus zinai](/source/Conulus_zinai)'' {{small|Airaghi, 1939}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
* David Ward, ''Fossils'', Smithsonian Handbooks, p.&nbsp;180
*[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33085 ''Conulus''], [Paleobiology Database](/source/Paleobiology_Database), accessed 24 January 2011

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Category:Echinoneoida
Category:Prehistoric sea urchin genera
Category:Cretaceous echinoderms of Asia
Category:Cretaceous echinoderms of Europe
Category:Cretaceous echinoderms of North America

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