Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Alternative combination: Conus mercati
Belongs to Conus (Lithoconus) according to G. Henriques da Silva 1956
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, Lithoconus antiquus
Subtaxa: Conus (Lithoconus) mercatii sharpeanus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (5 collections), Greece (2), Italy (1), Romania (1), Sao Tome and Principe (1), Türkiye (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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