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

Eoconus diversiformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Eoconus
Species:
E. diversiformis
Binomial name
Eoconus diversiformis
(Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms[1]

Conus diversiformis Deshayes, 1835

Description

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The length of the shell attains 42 mm

Distribution

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Fossils of this species were found in the Paris Basin, France

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Eoconus diversiformis (Deshayes, 1835) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052055 on 2018-12-27
  • Deshayes, G. P. "GP 1835-1845." Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres 1 (1835): 11.
  • 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
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