''Conilithes exaltatus'' is an extinct species of

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and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Conilithes exaltatus'' (Eichwald, 1830) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986778 on 2018-12-28Harzhauser M. & Landau B. (2016). A revision of the Neogene Conidae and Conorbidae (Gastropoda) of the Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4210(1): 1-178.

Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: * Austria * Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgaria * Czech Republic * Germany * Hungary * Poland

References

Conidae {{Conidae-stub