Lithoconus antiquus Lamarck 1810 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Alternative combination: Conus antiquus

Belongs to Lithoconus according to Sacco 1893

See also Harzhauser 2007

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) litteratus, Conus (Lithoconus) millepunctatus, Conus (Lithoconus) myaukmigoensis, Conus (Lithoconus) odengensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Greece (2 collections), Italy (3), Somalia (1), Turkey (1)

• Oligocene of Oman (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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