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Conasprella (Ximeniconus) cercadensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus cercadensis was named by Maury (1917) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Perplexiconus cercadensis by Tucker and Tenorio (2009); it was recombined as Conasprella (Ximeniconus) cercadensis by Hendricks (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Conus cercadensis Maury pp. 43-44 figs. pl. 7, fig. 4
2009Perplexiconus cercadensis Tucker and Tenorio
2015Conasprella (Ximeniconus) cercadensis Hendricks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConasprella(Thiele 1929)
subgenusXimeniconusEmerson and Old 1962
speciescercadensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Zanclean or 11.62000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Conus cercadensis (58817)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conasprella cercadensis (106177)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conasprella cercadensis (80136)