Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Alternative spelling: Pleurotoma (Cryptoconus)
Parent taxon: Conidae according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Sepkoski 2002, Sohl 1964, Squires 1987, Squires 1988 and Vredenburg 1921
Sister taxa: Californiconus, Cariboconus, Conasprella, Conasprelloides, Conilithes, Coninae, Conorbinae, Conus, Dauciconus, Eugeniconus, Hortia, Kenyonia, Lamniconus, Lautoconus, Moniliopsis, Oenopotinae, Parviconus, Perplexiconus, Plagioconus, Profundiconus, Pseudotominae, Puncticuliinae, Purpuriconus, Pyruconus, Raphitominae, Seminoleconus, Siphopsinae
Subtaxa: Cryptoconus carinatus Cryptoconus injucundus Cryptoconus macnairyensis Cryptoconus sandiegoensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (1)
• Oligocene of Bulgaria (1), Italy (1)
• Eocene of Bulgaria (1), France (3), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (4)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Tennessee)
Total: 18 collections including 26 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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