Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Alternative combination: Conus brevis
Synonyms: Conus (Lithoconus) militaris Sowerby 1840, Conus catenulatus Sowerby 1840, Conus militaris Sowerby 1840
Belongs to Conus (Lithoconus) according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Azzaroli 1958 and Vredenburg 1925
Sister taxa: Conus (Lithoconus) aegyptiacus, Conus (Lithoconus) cairoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) colossus, Conus (Lithoconus) couvaensis, Conus (Lithoconus) decollatus, Conus (Lithoconus) derelictus, Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis, Conus (Lithoconus) hardi, Conus (Lithoconus) ickei, Conus (Lithoconus) ineditus, Conus (Lithoconus) kyudawonensis, Conus (Lithoconus) litteratus, Conus (Lithoconus) millepunctatus, Conus (Lithoconus) myaukmigoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis, Lithoconus antiquus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Pakistan (1 collection)
• Miocene of India (2), Pakistan (4), Somalia (2)
• Oligocene of India (1)
• Eocene of Somalia (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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