Conoclypus - from the Greek words (= cone) + (= disc) - is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Conoclypeidae.
Description These fossil echinoderms are characterized by a conical calcareous structure. They were slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore, living in the late Eocene until the Miocene.
Distribution Species of this genus have been found in Miocene of Austria and in Eocene of Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Pakistan.
Species Conoclypus conoideus (Leske, 1778); Middle Eocene, Europe Conoclypus pilgrimi Davies, 1927; Lower Eocene, Pakistan Conoclypus pinfoldi Gill, 1953; Lower Eocene, Pakistan Conoclypus lorioli (Dames, 1877); Eocene, Italy & Slovenia
References
The Paleobiology Database Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Databases Natural History Museum Vasja Mikuž Eocene sea urchins Conoclypus conoideus from the paleontological collection of the Department of Geology, University in Ljubljana