Conus (Eoconus) veteratoris (Tracey & Craig, 2017)

Holotype of Eoconus veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: NHM PI TG 26936, (leg. S. TRACEY) Natural History Museum, London.

Type stratum and locality of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Bartonian-Priabonian, ‘Argiles à corbules’ (Vieillard & Dollfus, 1875), Rauville-la-Place (Manche)

Paratypes of Eoconus veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: NHM PI TG 26935,26937 (leg. B. CRAIG), Natural History Museum, London.

Distribution of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Recorded only from the type locality and horizon.

Etymology of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Latin adjective, veteratoris, of the wise old fox. Named in honour of Jacques LE RENARD, distinguished palaeontologist and pioneer of research on the type horizon.

Additional material examined of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: 10, mostly fragmentary examples in private collections.

Diagnosis of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Moderately small, rather smooth conical shell with sharp shoulder with small rounded nodules, a low, somewhat coeloconoid, more or less nodular spire and a paucispiral protoconch.

Description of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Protoconch diameter c. 730 μm., paucispiral, of 2 smooth, convex whorls with a sinuous lip ; initial whorl globular, diameter 300 μm.. Spire profile somewhat coeloconoid, flattening and becoming more regularly turreted later ; spire whorls ornamented above with raised growth lines tracing a deep semicircular sinus and 4-5 subordinate fine spiral cords ; lower part of whorls with c. 12 short, rounded tubercles resting on the lower suture, which may become fused with growth to form an angular shoulder. Last whorl slightly sinuous in profile, smooth but with fine spiral cords towards the base. Aperture parallel sided, columella/paries junction shallowly indented Outer lip slightly flared, gently curved. Holotype 30.5 x 13 mm.

Discussion of E. veteratoris n. sp. ⁽¹⁾: Similar in general appearance to E. diversiformis (Deshayes, 1835) but distinguished from that and other known Eoconus and Conilithes species by the shorter protoconch, and from Conilithes by the spiral ornament on the whorl tops.

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Eoconus veteratoris Tracey & Craig, n. sp. :

107. Paratype NHMUK PI TG 26935 (leg. B. CRAIG) Rauville-la-Place ;

108. Holotype NHMUK PI TG 26936 (leg. S. TRACEY) Rauville-la-Place ;

109a-b. Paratype (109a protoconch, 109b apical) NHMUK PI TG 26937 (leg. B. CRAIG) Rauville-la-Place ;

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Bibliografia Consultata

• (1) - Steve TRACEY, Brian CRAIG, Laurent BELLIARD & Olivier GAIN (2017) – “One, four or forty species? - early Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) that led to a radiation and biodiversity peak in the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France.”