Conulariidae Miller & Gurley 1896

Compressed specimen of Paraconularia quadrisulcata showing the ribs.

Beautifully preserved example of Paraconularia quadrisulcata, a close relative of Paraconularia subtilis, collected from Carboniferous rocks in Glasgow, Scotland.

Sowerby’s original specimen of Paraconularia subtilis from Carboniferous rocks of Cumbria.

Life reconstruction of conulariids, some living attached to the shell of another extinct animal called a hyolith.

Map of places in the world from which fossils of conulariids have been collected. Red spots are localities represented by specimens in the Natural History Museum, blue in other museums.