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Virgiconus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus (Virgiconus) was named by Cotton (1945). It is extant.

It was reranked as Virgiconus by Petuch and Roberts (2007), Bouchet et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Conus by Cotton (1945), Hendy et al. (2008); and to Conidae by Petuch and Roberts (2007), Bouchet et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Conus (Virgiconus) Cotton
2007Virgiconus Petuch and Roberts
2008Conus (Virgiconus) Hendy et al.
2011Virgiconus Bouchet et al. p. 276

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusVirgiconus(Cotton 1945)

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.

G. Virgiconus Cotton 1945
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (Florida) Conus miamiensis (146874)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) V. miamiensis (79958)