Conus (Chelyconus) owenianus Anderson 1905 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Alternative combinations: Conus oweniana, Pyruconus owenianus

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1905. A Stratigraphic Study in the Mount Diablo Range of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Third Series Geology 2(2):1-148

Belongs to Conus (Chelyconus) according to W.O. Addicott 1970

See also Anderson 1905 and Stadum and Finger 2016

Sister taxa: Conus (Chelyconus) federalis, Conus (Chelyconus) jenkinsi, Conus (Chelyconus) minbuensis, Conus (Chelyconus) testudinarius, Conus (Chelyconus) umbgrovei

Subtaxa: Conus oweniana ynezianus

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)

• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: California)

• Oligocene of United States (1: California)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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