Conus sp.
Description
sp.1 (Conus cf. lyratus):
Shell of small size, biconical. Spire
short. Four whorls, each slightly convex in outline. Each whorl rising by a
decided step from the anterior suture. Aperture narrow but expanding slightly
anteriorly.
On the spire-whorls there are four or
five small spiral threadlets. On the entire last whorl there are spiral incised
lines and very curved growth lines.
Description sp.2
(Conus cf. convexus):
Shell of small size, biconical. Spire
short. Three whorls, each slightly concave in outline. Aperture narrow. On the
spire-whorls there are four or five small spiral threadlets. On the entire last
whorl there are spiral incised lines and curved growth lines.
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Conus sp. 1 Conus
cf. lyratus mm. 13,5 x 6,3 Eocene Port Sudan - Found during dredging port. [AZFC N. 483-01] |
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Conus sp. 2 Conus cf.convexus (Harris, 1897) mm. 10,7 x 5,1 Eocene Port Sudan - Found during dredging port. [AZFC N. 484-01] |
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mm. 28 x 10 Plate XX – Figs. 5, 5a Lower Miocene Pakaurangi Point |
Conus sp. 1 mm. 13,5 x 6,3 Eocene Port Sudan [AZFC N. 483-01] |
WAM 10.07 Tav.8 fig. 40 – 41 mm.
12,5 x 6,3 |
Conus sp. 2 mm. 10,7 x 5,1 Eocene Port Sudan [AZFC N. 484-01] |
Bibliografia Consultata
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(1) - Catalogue of the tertiary mollusca in the Department of Geology.
Part I. Australasia
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- Sandford, Arkell () “Paleolitic man and the Nile Valley in Lower Egypte”