Conus (Gradiconus) fortdrumensis (Petuch & Mardie Drolshagen, 2011)

Named for the town of Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida, the type locality of the new species.

This species has normally been collected in the Fort Drum area or quarries like the Rucks Pit in Okeechobee.

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Gradiconus fortdrumensis

Holotype, PRI 13301

Pinecrest Member (Kissimmee facies only), Tamiami Formation.

Length 33.3 mm, from the lower shell bed in the Rucks Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County.

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Gradiconus fortdrumensis (Petuch and Drolshagen, 2011)

mm. 36,7 x 19,6

Pliocene – Pinecrest Beds of the Tamiami (Petuch Unit 7) - Sarasota

[AZFC 230-01]

(Received as Conus parkeri in 2008)

Gradiconus fortdrumensis

Edward J. Petuch

yes, it sure looks like a fortdrumensis, and a big one too. I have never seen specimens from Sarasota, as the species is usually collected in the Kissimmee River area--this would be the first one that I have seen from Sarasota

Melanie Briskin Amministratore

That sure is special. That is suppose to be a Kissimmee Facies Only Species. Just like Ed I have collected Sarasota for many, many years and never found one there. Perhaps the name was correct but the original location data was lost. Sarasota might have been used as the location, because the species exists in the Pinecrest Member of the Tamiami (Petuch Unit 7). This species has normally been collected in the Fort Drum area or quarries like the Rucks Pit in Okeechobee. Regardless, congratulations that is a very rare fossil shell Alessandro Zanzi

Gradiconus fortdrumensis (Petuch and Drolshagen, 2011) mm. 36,7 x 19,6	Gradiconus fortdrumensis Holotype, PRI 13301 Length 33.3 mm.

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