''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of

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mollusks in the family

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. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian ( Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the

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/ref> ''Conolithus'' (Hermannsen, 1846) is an "invalid emendation" of ''Conilithes'' (Swainson, 1840), in the terminology introduced in the Copenhagen Decisions on Zoological Nomenclature (London, 1953: 43). ''Conilithes'' Swainson (spelled ''Conolithes'' by Wenz) is a junior homonym of ''Conilites'' (Schloth, 1820) (spelled ''Conolites'' by Wenz)

Species

* † '' Conilithes allioni'' (Michelotti, 1847) * † ''

Conilithes antidiluvianus ''Conilithes antidiluvianus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage o ...

'' (Bruguiére, 1792) * † ''

Conilithes aquitanicus ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Mayer, 1858) * † ''

Conilithes asyli ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (De Gregorio, 1880)Catalogo aggiornato dei molluschi fossili eocenici di San Giovanni Ilarione (Verona - Italia settentrionale). Prima parte: Mollusca, Gastropoda.
/ref> * † '' Conilithes brezinae'' (Hoernes & Auinger, 1879) * † '' Conilithes brockenensis'' (Vella, 1954) *† ''

Conilithes brocchii ''Conilithes brocchii'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or othe ...

'' (Bronn, 1828) * † '' Conilithes canaliculatus'' (Brocchi, 1814) * - '' Conilithes desidiosus'' (Adams, 1854) * † ''

Conilithes dujardini ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Deshayes, 1845) * † ''

Conilithes dujardini egerensis ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Noszky, 1937) * † ''

Conilithes dujardini sallomacensis ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Peyrot, 1930) * † '' Conilithes eichwaldi'' (Harzhauser & Landau, 2016)Mathias Harzhauser, Bernard Landau "A revision of the Neogene Conidae and Conorbidae (Gastropoda) of the Paratethys Sea"
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Conilithes exaltatus ''Conilithes exaltatus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or oth ...

'' (Eichwald, 1830) * † ''

Conilithes fracta ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Finlay, 1924) * † '' Conilithes lyratus'' (P. Marshall, 1918) * † '' Conilithes oliveri'' (Marwick, 1931) * † ''

Conilithes parisiensis ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (Deshayes, 1865) * † ''

Conilithes pendulus pusillanimis ''Conilithes'' is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Lutetian (Eocene) of France, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to the P ...

'' (De Gregorio, 1880) * † ''

Conilithes rivertonensis ''Conilithes rivertonensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or ...

'' (Finlay, 1926) * † '' Conilithes sceptophorus'' (Boettger, 1887) * † '' Conilithes suteri'' (Cossmann, 1918) * † '' Conilithes tahuensis'' (R. S. Allan, 1926) * † '' Conilithes wollastoni'' (Maxwell, 1978)

Notes

The specimen indicated as '' Conus deperditus'' by Suter in 1917 was referred to as '' Conospira suteri'' by Cossmann in 1918 and as '' Conospira fracta'' by Finlay in 1924. Conilithes.pdf

References

* C.A. Flemin
Conilithes Swainson Replaces Conospirus De Gregorio
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics - Volume 11, Issue 1, 1968
Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Conilithes''
* Maxwell, P.A. (2009). ''Cenozoic Mollusca.'' pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch {{Taxonbar, from=Q20686273 Conidae