''Hemiconus constantinensis'' is an extinct

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and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Hemiconus constantinensis'' Tracey & Craig, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1044553 on 2018-12-28

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in France.

References

* Tracey S., Craig B., Belliard L. & Gain O. (2017). One, four or forty species? - early Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) that led to a radiation and biodiversity peak in the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France. Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien. 3: 1-38 constantinensis Gastropods described in 2017 {{Conidae-stub