Conus (Leptoconus) petrolei Martin 1933 (cone shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Full reference: K. Martin. 1933. Eine neue tertiƤre Molluskenfauna aus dem Indischen Archipel. Leidse Geologische Mededelingen 6:7-32

Belongs to Conus (Leptoconus) according to K. Martin 1933

Sister taxa: Conus (Leptoconus) amadis, Conus (Leptoconus) bonneti, Conus (Leptoconus) hanza, Conus (Leptoconus) marginatus, Conus (Leptoconus) medialira, Conus (Leptoconus) mompichensis, Conus (Leptoconus) protofurvus, Conus (Leptoconus) quilonensis, Conus (Leptoconus) safaedensis, Conus (Leptoconus) sanctaemariae, Conus (Leptoconus) tomlini, Conus (Leptoconus) yuleianus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Waisiu, Buton Island, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in the Sampolakosa Formation of Indonesia

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Waisiu, Buton Island

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