Eoconus derelictus

Eoconus derelictus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae.[1]

Eoconus derelictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Eoconus
Species:
E. derelictus
Binomial name
Eoconus derelictus
(Deshayes, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus derelictus Deshayes, 1865
  • Lithoconus derelictus G.P. Deshayes, 1866

Description

The length of the shell attains 55 mm

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Paris Basin, France

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus derelictus (Deshayes, 1865) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052051 on 2018-12-27
  • Tracey S., Craig B., Belliard L. & Gain O. (2017). One, four or forty species? - early Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) that led to a radiation and biodiversity peak in the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France. Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien. 3: 1-38


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