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Conus catus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére p. 707
1946Conus (Chelyconus) catus Abrard p. 100
2007Conus catus Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConus
speciescatusHwass in Bruguiére 1792

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Conus catus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:54:51
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:42:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Conus catus (101633)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Conus catus (101415)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Conus catus (77906)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Conus catus (122947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Conus catus (78043)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Conus catus (89294 89303)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Conus catus (81072 81075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Conus catus (96473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Conus catus (96785 96790 96793)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Conus catus (194003)