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Eoconus derelictus

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Eoconus derelictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Eoconus
Species:
E. derelictus
Binomial name
Eoconus derelictus
(Deshayes, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus derelictus Deshayes, 1865
  • Lithoconus derelictus G.P. Deshayes, 1866

Eoconus derelictus is an extinct species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 55 mm

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in Paris Basin, northwest France, and were dated back to the late Lutetian period.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus derelictus (Deshayes, 1865) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052051 on 2018-12-27
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  • Tracey S., Craig B., Belliard L. & Gain O. (2017). One, four or forty species? - early Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) that led to a radiation and biodiversity peak in the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France. Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien. 3: 1-38
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