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Purpuriconus symmetricus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus symmetricus was named by Sowerby (1849) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Conus (Leptoconus) symmetricus by Pflug (1961); it was recombined as Purpuriconus symmetricus by Tucker and Tenorio (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Conus symmetricus Sowerby p. 44 figs. pl. 9, fig. 1
1917Conus symmetricus Maury p. 36
1961Conus (Leptoconus) symmetricus Pflug p. 63
1970Conus symmetricus Woodring p. 353
1988Conus symmetricus Petuch p. 157
2009Purpuriconus symmetricus Tucker and Tenorio

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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
genusPurpuriconusMotta 1991
speciessymmetricus(Sowerby 1849)

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.

Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849
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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 Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 28.40000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti Conus symmetricus (173459)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Costa Rica Conus symmetricus (77791)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74913)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74962)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74912)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Conus symmetricus (93177)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Conus symmetricus (145255)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74914 74915 74957)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (75041 75042 106177)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74911 74966 75037 75038 75040 75043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (58822 89170)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus symmetricus (74968 80136)