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Conus fergusoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Conus fergusoni Sowerby p. 145 figs. pl. 15, fig. 1
1926Conus fergusoni Hanna p. 446
1971Conus (Lithoconus) fergusoni Keen p. 667

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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
genusConus
speciesfergusoniSowerby 1875

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.

Conus fergusoni Sowerby 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:54:51
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:42:47
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Conus fergusoni (96539)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador Conus fergusoni (96596)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Conus fergusoni (97648)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Peru Conus fergusoni (97649)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Peru Conus fergusoni (207003 207005)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Conus fergusoni (96565)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Conus fergusoni (89573 194399)