Conus
(Osceolaconus) osceolai (Petuch, 1991)
Note the completely smooth
and deeply canaliculate spire whorls of the genus Osceolaconus. This
group of left-handed cones lacks the beaded and knobbed spires and beaded early
whorls that are so conspicuous on their sister group, Contraconus.
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G. H. Osceolaconus osceolai (Petuch, 1991). Fort Denaud Member, Caloosahatchee Formation. Length 81 mm, Bergeron Star Ranch Pit, US Highway
27, 15 miles south of South Bay, Palm Beach County, Florida. Type species of the genus Osceolaconus. |
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Osceolaconus
osceolai (Petuch, 1991) The Bonita
Grande Pit 1998 Fort Denaud Member mm. 85 |
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Osceolaconus
osceolai (Petuch,
1991) mm. 74,0 x
38,5 [AZFC 159-00] |
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Osceolaconus
osceolai (Petuch, 1991) mm. 51,0 x
29,1 [AZFC 159-01] |
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Osceolaconus
osceolai (Petuch, 1991) The Bonita
Grande Pit 1998 Fort Denaud Member mm. 85 |
H. Osceolaconus
osceolai (Petuch, 1991). Fort Denaud Member, Caloosahatchee Formation. Length 81 mm |
Osceolaconus osceolai (Petuch,
1991) mm. 74,0 x 38,5 [AZFC 159-00] |
Osceolaconus osceolai (Petuch,
1991) mm. 51,0 x 29,1 [AZFC 159-01] |
Bibliografia Consultata
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(1) - Petuch, E. J.,
1994. Atlas of Florida Fossil
Shells (Pliocene and Pliestocene Marine Gastropods)
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