Conus zaglouli (Abbass, 1977)
description of HOLOTYPE (G591): Shell large, biconical; spire low, conical, consisting of
numerous whorls; spire outline almost straight; exposed part of spire whorl
much wider than high; suture nearly superficial; body whorl very large,
constituting greater part of shell with posterior bevel below which whorl sides
become straight, inclined inwards; aperture narrow, long with opisthocline
sinus on posterior bevel; bevel roundedly angular at its edge; outer lip almost
straight; inner lip straight, smooth, parallel with outer lip; surface of whorl
crossed by orthocline growth striations separated by wider interspaces.
dimensions:
SH 48 mm, LWH 45 mm, LWW 34 mm, SpA 145°.
age, formations and locality: Vindobonian (Tortonian), Upper Geneifa Member, Geneifa.
discussion: The
present species differs from Conus aff. capitaneus Linnd in
MacNeil (1960, PI. 6, Fig. 31) in having a markedly lower and wider shell
outline.
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Conus
(Lithoconus) zaglouli (Abbass, 1977) Plate IX fig. 10 48 mm.
- Vindobonian |
Bibliografia Consultata
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– Houssein Abbass (1977) “A Monograph on the new Miocene Gastropod species in
the Cairo-Suez district, Egypt“, J. Univ. Kwait Sci,4