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Conus hornii

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9766937https://www.gbif.org/species/9766937
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)383655https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=383655
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus hornii
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus hornii
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConusLinnaeus 1758
speciesConus horniiGabb 1864
Generic NameConus
Scientific NameConus hornii
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Conus horniispeciesbelongs to Conusstated without evidenceGabb, 1864
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Conidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Conidae)
Taphonomyintermediate (based on Conus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. M. Gabb. 1864. Description of the Cretaceous fossils. Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1:57-217

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Conus hornii hornii
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Conus hornii piruensis
subspecies
listed (PBDB)
Conus hornii umpquaensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1864Conus hornii Gabb p. 122 figs. PI. 29, Fig. 226
1938Conus hornii Turner p. 68
1984Conus hornii Squires p. 39
1987Conus hornii Squires p. 51

References

Gabb W. M. Description of the Cretaceous fossils, Geological Survey of California Palaeontology 1, 57-217
Turner F. E. (1938) Stratigraphy and Mollusca of the Eocene of western Oregon, Geological Society of America Special Paper 10, 1-130
Squires R. L. (1984) Megapaleontology of the Eocene Llajas Formation, Simi Valley, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 350, 1-76
Squires R. L. (1987) Eocene molluscan paleontology of the Whitaker Peak area, Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California, Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 388, 1-93
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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