Eoconus derelictus

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Eoconus derelictus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 derelictusDeshayes, 1865
  • Lithoconus derelictusG.P. Deshayes, 1866

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 55 mm

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 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.