Contraconus

Contraconus
Temporal range: Miocene–Pleistocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: †Contraconus
Olsson & Harbison 1953
Type species
† Conus adversarius
Conrad, 1840
Synonyms

†Conus (Contraconus)

Contraconus is a genus of extinct venomous cone snails from Florida. The type species was discovered in 1840 by Timothy Abbott Conrad. It was originally described as a subgenus of Conus.

References

  1. ↑ "MolluscaBase - Contraconus Olsson & Harbison, 1953 †". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  2. ↑ page 388 of the American Journal of Science and Art, vol 39. 1840