Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus Guppy 1867 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonyms: Conus (Dendroconus) recognitus Guppy 1867, Conus (Lithoconus) recognitus Guppy 1867, Conus recognitus Guppy 1867, Conus solidus Sowerby 1850

Belongs to Conus (Pyruconus) according to Guppy 1867

See also Anderson 1929, Maury 1917, Olsson 1922, Woodring 1928 and Woodring 1970

Sister taxa: Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis, Conus (Pyruconus) planitectum, Pyruconus hayesi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Colombia (1 collection), Costa Rica (1), the Dominican Republic (4)

• Miocene to Pliocene of the Dominican Republic (1)

• Miocene of Colombia (6), the Dominican Republic (6), Ecuador (1), Panama (1)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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