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Conus sauridens

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy

Conus sauridens was named by Conrad (1833) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6643]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens by Clark and Durham (1946) and Harris and Palmer (1947).

Subspecies

C. chiraensis

Synonyms

Conus claibornensis was named by Lea (1833). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus parvus was named by Lea (1841). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus alveatus was named by Conrad (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus subsauridens was named by Conrad (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus jacksonensis was named by Meyer (1885). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus (Leptoconus) santander was named by Gardner (1945). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus cracens was named by Hoerle (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 220109, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 655 - Tenmile Creek [Chipola Fm], which is in a Burdigalian marine marl/sandstone in the Chipola Formation of Florida.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus nocens was named by Garve (1996). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Joe Taylor Branch, Reklaw FM, TX, which is in a Ypresian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Reklaw Formation of Texas.

It was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).
Conus tortilus was named by Conrad (1854) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6644]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Conus tortilis by Conrad (1855), Conrad (1856), Wailes (1858) and Conrad (1865); it was synonymized subjectively with Conus sauridens by Hendricks and Portell (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1833	Conus sauridens Conrad p. 33
1833	Conus claibornensis Lea p. 186
1841	Conus parvus Lea p. 103 figs. pl. 1, fig. 24
1854	Conus tortilus Conrad p. 260 figs. pl. 15, fig. 5
1855	Conus tortilis Conrad p. 260
1856	Conus tortilis Conrad p. 260
1858	Conus tortilis Wailes figs. 15: 5
1865	Conus tortilis Conrad p. 30
1865	Conus alveatus Conrad p. 148 figs. pl. 11, fig. 4
1865	Conus subsauridens Conrad p. 148 figs. pl. 11, fig. 9
1885	Conus jacksonensis Meyer p. 466
1945	Conus (Leptoconus) santander Gardner p. 251 figs. pl. 26, figs. 5, 9, 10, 14
1946	Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens Clark and Durham p. 46
1947	Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens Harris and Palmer p. 444
1970	Conus sauridens Woodring p. 349
1976	Conus cracens Hoerle p. 14 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1-3
1996	Conus nocens Garve p. 90 figs. pl. 19, figs. 9, 10
2002	Conus sauridens Kosnik
2002	Conus tortilus Kosnik
2008	Conus sauridens Hendricks and Portell p. 82

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Conoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Conidae	Fleming 1822
genus	Conus
species	sauridens	Conrad 1833

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 sauridens Conrad 1833

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†Conus sauridens chiraensis Olsson 1930

Invalid names: Conus (Leptoconus) santander Gardner 1945 [synonym], Conus alveatus Conrad 1865 [synonym], Conus claibornensis Lea 1833 [synonym], Conus cracens Hoerle 1976 [synonym], Conus jacksonensis Meyer 1885 [synonym], Conus nocens Garve 1996 [synonym], Conus parvus Lea 1841 [synonym], Conus subsauridens Conrad 1865 [synonym], Conus tortilis Conrad 1854 [synonym]

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 Ypresian to the top of the Burdigalian or 56.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (111 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	USA (Texas)	Conus nocens (7788)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	USA (Mississippi)	Conus sauridens (2414 2415 99673)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	USA (Texas)	Conus sauridens (90651 205532)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	USA (Alabama)	Conus sauridens (1441 81224 81238 81241)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	USA (New Jersey)	Conus sauridens (91760)
Lutetian - Priabonian	47.8 - 33.9	USA (Louisiana)	Conus tortilus (1417)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Mississippi)	Conus sauridens (90707 90709) Conus tortilis (90704 98466 164232)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Texas)	Conus sauridens (7438 7439 90454 90885 92240 205266 205267 205271 205410 205414 205422 205425 205429 205430 205433 205461 205480 205481 205484 205485 205515 205531)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	Peru (Piura)	Conus chiraensis (52525 52526)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Louisiana)	Conus sauridens (44408 44518 92347 92381) Conus tortilis (3534 90305 90449 91115 92304 98676 205501)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Alabama)	Conus sauridens (2441 90600 205489) Conus tortilis (3503)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (South Carolina)	Conus sauridens (92308 92355 92487 92489 92490)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Alabama)	Conus tortilis (3540 3542 3549)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Louisiana)	Conus tortilis (98689)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Florida)	Conus tortilis (3570)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Mississippi)	Conus tortilis (84058)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Arkansas)	Conus tortilis (91085)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Colombia (Bolivar)	Conus chiraensis (3315)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Panama	Conus sauridens (42495)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Colombia (Sucre)	Conus sauridens (42840)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Mississippi)	Conus tortilis (208935)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Peru (Piura)	Conus chiraensis (52523)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Mexico (Tamaulipas)	Conus tortilus (43057 43058)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Mexico (Nuevo Leon)	Conus tortilus (43053 43054)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Mexico (Nuevo Leon)	Conus alveatus (43083)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	USA (Georgia)	Conus tortilis (60838)
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 28.4	Peru (Piura)	Conus chiraensis (55441)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	USA (North Carolina)	Conus alveatus (4880)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	USA (Mississippi)	Conus alveatus (5500 5501 5612 5791 5943 5999 6002 6005 6006 7111 7112 74078 74079 177590)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	USA (Florida)	Conus cracens (89574 91536 92457 92501 92502 92503 92505 92513 92544 92546 92550 92551 92556 92558 92564 92569)