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Conchicolites

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cornulitidae†

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Tentaculita†

Phylum
  
incertae sedis

Order
  
Cornulitida

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Similar
  
Cornulites, Anticalyptraea, Microconchida, Tentaculita, Tentaculites

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.

References

Conchicolites Wikipedia