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Conus catenatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Conus catenatus Sowerby p. 45 figs. pl. 9, fig. 2
1850Conus catenatus Sowerby p. 45 figs. pl. 9, fig. 2
1917Conus catenatus Maury p. 38
1928Conus (Leptoconus) catenatus Woodring p. 213
1970Conus catenatus Woodring p. 352
2008Conus catenatus Hendy et al.

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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
speciescatenatusSowerby 1849

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 catenatus Sowerby 1849
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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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 11.60800 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Conus catenatus (145254 145255)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus catenatus (74915)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus catenatus (75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus catenatus (58818 58874)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus catenatus (80084 80136)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Conus catenatus (58522 69089)