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Conus praecipuus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8528623https://www.gbif.org/species/8528623
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)158776https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=158776
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus praecipuus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conus praecipuus
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 praecipuusHoerle 1976
Generic NameConus
Scientific NameConus praecipuus Hoerle, 1976
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Conus praecipuusspeciesbelongs to Conusstated with evidenceHoerle, 1976
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Conidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Conidae)
Taphonomyintermediate (based on Conus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. E. Hoerle. 1976. The genus Conus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Alum Bluff Group of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 12(1):1-31

Fossil Distribution

References

Hoerle S. E. (1976) The genus Conus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Alum Bluff Group of northwestern Florida, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 12 1, 1-31
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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