Eoconus diversiformis

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

Eoconus diversiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Eoconus
Species:
E. diversiformis
Binomial name
Eoconus diversiformis
(Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms[1]

Conus diversiformis Deshayes, 1835

Description

The length of the shell attains 42 mm

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in the Paris Basin, France

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus diversiformis (Deshayes, 1835) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052055 on 2018-12-27
  • Deshayes, G. P. "GP 1835-1845." Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres 1 (1835): 11.
  • 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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