Conorbis dormitor Solander 1766 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Alternative combination: Conus dormitor

Belongs to Conorbis according to M. W. A. Iqbal 1980

See also Harzhauser 2007 and Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxa: Conorbis bhagothorensis, Conorbis notialis, Conorbis protensus, Conorbis sindiensis, Conus (Conorbis) alatoideus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Alum Bay, Middle Barton Beds, Isle of Wight (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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