''Eoconus'' is an extinct
genus
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of
sea snails,
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gastropod mollusk
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s, in the
family
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Conidae
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, the
cone snails
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and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Eoconus'' J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2009 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1052047 on 2018-12-26]
Species
Species within the genus ''Eoconus'' include:
* † ''
Eoconus bareti''
(Vasseur, 1882)
* † ''
Eoconus derelictus''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''
Eoconus diversiformis''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* † ''
Eoconus sauridens''
(Conrad, 1833)
* † ''
Eoconus sulciferus''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* † ''
Eoconus veteratoris''
Tracey & Craig, 2017
References
* Conrad, Timothy Abbott. "ART. XVII. ''On some new Fossil and Recent Shells of the United States''." American Journal of Science and Arts (1820-1879) 23.2 (1833): 339.
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