†Conasprella (Ximeniconus) onisca Woodring 1928 (cone shell)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Alternative combinations: Conus (Chelyconus) oniscus, Conus oniscus
Full reference: W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Belongs to Conasprella (Ximeniconus) according to J. R. Hendricks 2025
See also Landau and Marques da Silva 2010 and Woodring 1928
Sister taxa: Conasprella (Ximeniconus) cercadensis, Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei
Type specimen: USNM 369354, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1 collection), Venezuela (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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