†Conilithes wollastoni Maxwell 1978 (cone shell)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Full reference: P. A. Maxwell. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 5(1):15-46
Belongs to Conilithes according to P. A. Maxwell 1978
Sister taxa: Conilithes antidiluvianus, Conospirus parisiensis, Conus (Conospira) galensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Awamoa Beach, which is in an Altonian coastal siltstone in the Rifle Butts Formation of New Zealand
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Awamoa Beach
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