Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Alternative combination: Conus litteratus
Belongs to Conus (Lithoconus) according to F. E. Eames 1950
See also Tomida and Nakamura 2001
Sister taxa: Conus (Lithoconus) aegyptiacus, Conus (Lithoconus) brevis, 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) millepunctatus, Conus (Lithoconus) myaukmigoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis, Lithoconus antiquus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of French Polynesia (1 collection), Japan (3), Kenya (2)
• Pliocene of India (1), Japan (1), South Africa (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Fiji (1), India (1), Japan (2), South Africa (1), Sri Lanka (6)
Total: 21 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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