Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Mollusca |
| Class: Gastropoda |
| Order: Neogastropoda |
| Family: Conidae |
| Genus: Conasprella |
| Species: Conasprella delessertii (Récluz, 1843) |
Information
Geological Range
Paleogeographic Distribution
Stratigraphic Occurrences
| Bermont Formation [Common] |
| Caloosahatchee Formation [Questionable/rare] |
| Raysor Formation [Uncommon] |
| Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) [Common] |
Remarks
Common name: Sozon’s cone.
Synonymy: n/a
Type specimen, locality, and stratum: n/a
Other voucher specimens: n/a
Descriptions:
Original Description (from Récluz, 1843, p. 2-3):
“Testa turbinata, basi transverse sulcata, roseo-fuscescente aut lutescente, punctis quadratis castaneis interdum confluentibus oblique perlongum flammulata, albo in medio bifasciata: fasciis punctis castaneis quadratis tessellatis; spira conico-acuta, elongata, gradatim digesta, late canaliculata, luteo-aurantia, castaneo flammulata; anfractibus 13 ad 14 basi carinatis: carinis albis, spadiceo articulatis, supremis granulatis; apertura alba, roseo trifasciata. — Long., 62, larg., 30, haut. de la spire, 25 millimètres.
Habit, la Mer Rouge, près des côtes de l’île de Socotora.
Je fais hommage de cette belle et rare espèce à M. le baron Benjamin Delessert.”
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Measurements: n/a
Other remarks:
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
References: n/a
Online resources:
Page history:
Some of the content on this page was originally published on the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life on April 24, 2014. It was developed by Jonathan R. Hendricks and colleagues and migrated here in 2026.
This page was last modified on October 28, 2026 by Jonathan R. Hendricks.
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