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Conus (Contraconus)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Conus (Contraconus) Olsson and Harbison p. 170
1958Conus (Contraconus) DuBar p. 184
1988Contraconus Petuch
2008Conus (Contraconus) Hendricks p. 24

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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
subgenusContraconus

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.

Subg. †Conus (Contraconus) Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Invalid names: Contraconus berryi Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus heilprini Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus lindajoyceae Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus mitchellorum Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus osceolai Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus petiti Petuch 2004 [synonym], Contraconus schmidti Petuch 1991 [synonym], Contraconus scotti Petuch 1994 [synonym], Contraconus tryoni Heilprin 1886 [synonym]
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 Zanclean to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Conus adversarius (60940)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Contraconus adversarius (96535)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Florida) Contraconus adversarius (146875)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Conus adversarius (41749)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Contraconus adversarius (79959) Contraconus berryi (79876) Contraconus schmidti (79958) Contraconus sp., Contraconus adversarius, Contraconus lindajoyceae (79960) Conus adversarius (59484 59485 59487 85448 92739 92740 123549)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Florida) Contraconus tryoni, Contraconus osceolai (79804)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Contraconus tryoni (79847)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Conus adversarius (92407)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Contraconus osceolai (79805) Contraconus scotti, Contraconus mitchellorum, Contraconus heilprini (79782) Contraconus tryoni (35025) Conus adversarius (41501 75008 79331 79334 79335)