Conus whitei (Maury, 1925)

Dr. White described and figured but did not name the internal mold of a species of Conus that differed from Conus conditorius in its broader form and higher spire. Specimens in the present collection correspond to the unnamed shell and it seems to be a recognizable from. The whorls are about eigth, increasing regularly in size. Approximate length 28 mrn., greatest diameter 19 mm ⁽¹⁾.

This is a small species about the size of Conus conditorius White, but shorter, broader and higher-spired. It is dedicated to the memory of Dr. White as a slight tribute to his splendid monograph on Brazilian fossils ⁽¹⁾.

Conus whitei ⁽¹⁾

Plate XI fig. 2, 3

mm. 28 x 19

Rio Pirabas – Brasile

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Bibliografia Consultata

· (1) - Maury, C. J., 1925. Fosseis Terciarios do Brasil com Discripção de Novas Formas Cretaceas. Servico Geologico E Mineralogico, 4: 1 -705 

· (1a) - Maury, C. J., 1925. Fosseis Terciarios do Brasil com Discripção de Novas Formas Cretaceas. Servico Geologico E Mineralogico, 4: 1 -705 

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