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Conus mediterraneus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Conus mediterraneus Hwass
2004Conus mediterraneus Vera-Peláez et al. p. 257

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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
speciesmediterraneusHwass 1792

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain Conus mediterraneus (127361)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Conus mediterraneus (128324)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Morocco Conus mediterraneus (127574 127577 127626)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Conus mediterraneus (127637)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy Conus mediterraneus (166074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Conus mediterraneus (76577 76578 76579 76580 127358 128327 128329 128385)