Conus minbuensis (Vredenburg, 1921)

Descrizione.

This species, probably the oldest representative of Chelyconus so far known, is related to Conus ponderosus Brocchi, and other allied forms of the newer Tertiary of Europe, some of the varieties of which closely approach the Burmese shell, though the European forms usually have a more curvilinear body-whorl. Amongst living eastern species, Conus mozambicus Hwass and C. praelatus Hwass (as interpreted by Reeve) appear to be very closely related, but attain somewhat larger dimensions.

Occurrence.—Kyundaw, Minbu.

Epoca: Oligocene

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Conus minbuensis

Plate XV Fig. 8, 9

Sitsayan Formation – Rupelian (Oligocene)

Kyunfaw, Minbu

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Bibliografia

· (1) - Vredenburg, E., 1921. Comparitive Diagnoses of Conidae and Cancellariidae from the Tertiary Formations of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India, 53