Conus cormacki (Harbison, 1944)

Shell solid, thick, turreted; suture deep; the shoulder of the body whorlkeeled, the space between it and the suture wide; body whorl strongly convex and curved. Nodose shoulder of whorl must have been definitely
pronounced. One of the characteristics of the genus Conus is the straight line of the body whorl while Conus cormarki has a curved line. The distinctive features of the species are its strong convexity and the nodose shoulder whorl.

Measurements.—Type (A.N.SP. 16415) adult specimen; length 25.3 mm. (incompleteI, width 20.2 mm.

Locality.—^antec-Cooper Canal, 17 miles northwest of Moneks Comet, S. C.

This specimen is named for Mr. \V. Bernard Cormack.

Range.—Middle Eocene. Santee Is. (type), upper Claiborne gr.Locality.—S.C. : Berkeley Co., Santee-Cooper Canal, 17 mi. NW.of Moncks Comer (type)

Holotype, No. 16415 ANSP

Conus cormacki is actually a brocken volutid ^(2)
Conus cormacki ^(1) (Anne Harbison, 1944) Pl. 3 fig. 2 mm. 25,3 x 20,2 Santee Cooper Canal, 17 mi. Northwest of Monck's Corner South Carolina	Conus cormacki ^(2) mm. 28,7 X 22,3

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Bibliografia Consultata

• (1) - Anne Harbison (1944) “Mollusc from the Eocene Santee Limestone – South Carolina”
• (2) - Dall, W. H., 1916. A Contribution to the Invertebrate Fauna of the Oligocene Beds of Flint River, Georgia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 51.