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Pyruconus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus (Pyruconus) was named by Olsson (1967). It is extant. Its type is Conus patricius.

It was reranked as Pyruconus by Tucker and Tenorio (2009).

It was assigned to Conus by Olsson (1967); and to Conidae by Tucker and Tenorio (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Conus (Pyruconus) Olsson pp. 29-30
2009Pyruconus Tucker and Tenorio p. 117

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

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.

G. Pyruconus Olsson 1967
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Invalid names: Conus haytensis Sowerby 1849 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Conus recognitus Guppy 1867 [synonym], Conus solidus Sowerby 1850 [synonym]
†Pyruconus hayesi Arnold 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) P. hayesi (196138)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ecuador (Manabi) Conus recognitus (60769)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Conus haytensis, Conus recognitus (74962)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Conus recognitus (58817 89169)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Conus recognitus (93054)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Bolívar) Conus recognitus (88316)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Conus haitensis (60095 60100)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia (Atlántico) Conus recognitus (88312)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus haytensis, Conus recognitus (58867) Conus recognitus (58869 74915)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Conus recognitus (88297 96501 131219 131220)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus haytensis (75040 75043) Conus haytensis, Conus recognitus (75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus haytensis (58815 58819 58822) Conus recognitus (58821)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Conus planitectum (41550)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Conus recognitus (88298)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus haytensis (80136) Conus haytensis, Conus recognitus (80084) Conus recognitus (74965 74968)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Conus druidi (146875)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Conus druidi (79766)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Conus recognitus (134652)