Eoconus sulciferus

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

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

Conus sulciferus Deshayes, 1835

Description

The length of the shell attains 63 mm

Distribution

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

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus sulciferus (Deshayes, 1835) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052058 on 2018-12-27
  • Deshayes, G. P. "GP 1835-1845." Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres 1 (1835): 11.


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