Conilithes wollastoni is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

Conilithes wollastoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conilithes
Species:
C. wollastoni
Binomial name
Conilithes wollastoni
Maxwell, 1978
Synonyms[1]
  • Conospirus bimutatus Finlay, 1924
  • Conus huttoni Tate, 1890
  • Conus ornatus Hutton, 1873

Distribution

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This species occurs in New Zealand.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Conilithes wollastoni Maxwell, 1978 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831752 on 2018-12-28
  2. ^ Maxwell P.A. 1978. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on some New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca, with descriptions of new taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 5: 15-46, figs. 39-45.