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Conus arenatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére
2007Conus arenatus Hendy

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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
speciesarenatusHwass in Bruguiére 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.

Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiére 1792
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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: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Conus arenatus (77906)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Conus arenatus (198563)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Eritrea Conus arenatus (101415 101417)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Sudan Conus arenatus (101414)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Yemen Conus arenatus (55373 55375 55380 55381)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Eritrea Conus arenatus (101543)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Conus arenatus (107972 192719 192720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Conus arenatus (96787 96792)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Conus arenatus (81099 81100)