Conus (Lindaconus) martinshugari (Petuch, 1994)

 

 Description (2): Shell of average size for subgenus, broadly-cylindrical, heavy, with distinctly rounded, convex sides on the body whorl; shoulder slightly angled but rounded; spire low, with faintly canaliculate whorls; body whorl smooth, with 12-15 low, rounded spiral cords around anterior tip; aperture narrow; color pattern (when preserved) composed of 30-32 spiral rows of very small, closely-packed dots.

Holotype: UF66434, Length 82 mm.

Type Locality: Pinecrest Beds Fauna (upper beds), form Mule Pen Quarry, East Naples, Collier County.

Remarks: Conus martinshugari is most similar to the upper Pinecrest C. streami n. sp. (Plate 93, Figure E) from Petuch Unit 3, but differs in being a much larger, more cylindrical shell with more-convex sides and a lower spire, and in having more numerous and smaller dots in the color pattern.

Etymology: Named for Martin Shugar, M.D., F.A.C.S. of Hollywood, Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

Lindaconus martinshugari (Petuch, 1994)
Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 4 equivalent), Tamiami Formation
Length 83 mm
middle coral and shell bed in the Florida Rock Industries Naples Quarry (old Mule Pen Quarry),
East Naples, Collier County, Florida.
Note the color pattern of rows of small dots and the characteristic convex shell outline.
 

5-6. Holotype of Conus martinshugari Petuch, 1994 (UF 66434).
UF locality CR004: Mule Pen Quarry, Collier County, Florida.
Tamiami Formation, Pinecrest Beds.
SL 77.7 mm; MD 43.4 mm.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Lindaconus martinshugari (Petuch 1994)
mm. 75,4 x 43,4
Pliocene, Tamiami Formation, Collier Co., Naples, Mule Pen
[AZFRC 409-01]

 

 

 

 

Lindaconus martinshugari (Petuch, 1994)
Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 4 equivalent), Tamiami Formation
Length 83 mm
Conus martinshugari
Holotype (UF 66434).
 
SL 77.7 mm; MD 43.4 mm.
Conus martinshugari (Petuch 1994)
mm. 75,4 x 43,4
Pliocene, Tamiami Formation, Collier Co., Naples, Mule Pen
[AZFRC 409-01]

 

 

 

 

Bibliografia Consultata