Eoconus sulciferus
Eoconus sulciferus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae.[1]
| Eoconus sulciferus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | †Eoconus |
| Species: | †E. sulciferus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Eoconus sulciferus (Deshayes, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Conus sulciferus Deshayes, 1835 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 63 mm
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Eocene strata in the Paris Basin, France
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus sulciferus (Deshayes, 1835) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052058 on 2018-12-27
- Deshayes, G. P. "GP 1835-1845." Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres 1 (1835): 11.
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