Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus Linnaeus 1758

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Alternative combination: Conus litteratus

Belongs to Conus (Lithoconus) according to F. E. Eames 1950

See also Tomida and Nakamura 2001

Sister taxa: Conus (Lithoconus) aegyptiacus, Conus (Lithoconus) brevis, Conus (Lithoconus) cairoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) colossus, Conus (Lithoconus) couvaensis, Conus (Lithoconus) decollatus, Conus (Lithoconus) derelictus, Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis, Conus (Lithoconus) hardi, Conus (Lithoconus) hayesi, Conus (Lithoconus) ickei, Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus, Conus (Lithoconus) kyudawonensis, Conus (Lithoconus) millepunctatus, Conus (Lithoconus) myaukmigoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis, Lithoconus antiquus

Distribution:

• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), Japan (3), Kenya (2)

• Pliocene of India (1), Japan (1), South Africa (1)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1)

• Miocene of Fiji (1), India (1), Japan (2), South Africa (1), Sri Lanka (6)

Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence

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