Conilithes wollastoni

Conilithes wollastoni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Conilithes wollastoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: †Conilithes
Species:
†C. wollastoni
Binomial name
†Conilithes wollastoni
Maxwell, 1978
Synonyms[1]
  • Conospirus bimutatus Finlay, 1924
  • Conus huttoni Tate, 1890
  • Conus ornatus Hutton, 1873

Distribution

This species occurs in New Zealand.[1]

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conilithes wollastoni Maxwell, 1978 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831752 on 2018-12-28
  2. Maxwell P.A. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5: 15-46, figs. 39-45.


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