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Conorbis dormitor

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus dormitor was named by Solander (1766) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Oligocene. London Basin, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Conorbis dormitor by Swainson (1840), Vredenburg (1925), Iqbal (1980).

Subspecies
C. bhagothorensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Colubraria restitutus, C. alatus, C. aliger, C. conoides, C. marginatus, C. mcnairyensis, C. otwayensis, C. porcellanus, C. umgrovei, Conus restitutus
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-11-15; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Conus dormitor Solander
1840Conorbis dormitor Swainson
1925Conorbis dormitor Vredenburg p. 69
1980Conorbis dormitor Iqbal p. 54

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyConorbinaede Gregario 1880
genusConorbisSwainson 1840
speciesdormitor(Solander 1766)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Conorbis dormitor Solander 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Rupelian or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Conus dormitor (39695)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Conorbis bhagothorensis, Conorbis dormitor (77159)