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Conus sulculus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Conus isomatratus sulculus Dall p. 43
1976Conus sulculus Hoerle p. 8

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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
speciessulculus(Dall 1896)

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 sulculus Dall 1896
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Panama Conus sulculus (42577 42580)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Panama Conus sulculus (42558)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) Conus sulculus (41760 42250 42290 42328 42366 42367 42443 89575 89576 91536 92379 92457 92458 92459 92460 92461 92501 92502 92503 92504 92505 92513 92541 92542 92544 92545 92546 92547 92549 92550 92551 92552 92553 92554 92556 92557 92561 92564 92565 92568 92569 92696)