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Conus (Dendroconus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Conus (Dendroconus) Swainson p. 311 fig. 311
1928Conus (Dendroconus) Woodring p. 202
1939Conus (Dendroconus) Mukerjee p. 85
2002Dendroconus Sepkoski
2003Conus (Dendroconus) Mandic and Steininger p. 274

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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
subgenusDendroconusSwainson 1840

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.

Subg. Conus (Dendroconus) Swainson 1840
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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: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Conus loroisii (76573 78641)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India Conus sp., Conus loroisii (72085)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Conus loroisii (70086)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Conus betulinoides (72305)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Conus betulinoides (72310)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Dendroconus odengensis (173685)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Conus loroisii (77134)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Conus loroisii (70077)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Conus maga (81976)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Iran Conus loroisii (79071)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Conus loroisii (70105)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Pakistan Conus figulinus (55398)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Philippines (Tayabas) Conus figulinus (41525)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Conus figulinus (77658)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Conus erythraeensis (55373)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Conus figulinus (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Conus figulinus (107971)