Eoconus derelictus
{{Short description|Extinct species of gastropod}}
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| authority = (Deshayes, 1865)
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- † Conus derelictus Deshayes, 1865
- † Lithoconus derelictus G.P. Deshayes, 1866
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Eoconus derelictus is an extinct species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae.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
Description
The length of the shell attains 55 mm
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Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Paris Basin, northwest France, and were dated back to the late Lutetian period.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species |url=https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=marinespecies.org}}
References
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- 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
External links
- [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/5346001680.htm Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Lithoconus derelictus]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1865
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