Conasprella delessertii
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Order: Neogastropoda
- Family: Conidae
- Genus: Conasprella
- Species: Conasprella delessertii (Récluz, 1843)
- Common Name: Sozon's cone
Geological Range
Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Recent.
Paleogeographic Distribution
South Florida to North Carolina.
Remarks
For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.
Original Description (from Récluz, 1843, p. 2-3):
"Testa turbinata, basi transverse sulcata, roseo-fuscescente aut lutescente, punctis quadratis castaneis interdum confluentibus oblique perlongum flammulata, albo in medio bifasciata: fasciis punctis castaneis quadratis tessellatis; spira conico-acuta, elongata, gradatim digesta, late canaliculata, luteo-aurantia, castaneo flammulata; anfractibus 13 ad 14 basi carinatis: carinis albis, spadiceo articulatis, supremis granulatis; apertura alba, roseo trifasciata. — Long., 62, larg., 30, haut. de la spire, 25 millimètres.
Habit, la Mer Rouge, près des côtes de l'île de Socotora.
Je fais hommage de cette belle et rare espèce à M. le baron Benjamin Delessert."
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Stratigraphic Occurrences
- Middle Pleistocene
- Bermont Formation (S. FL)
- Early Pleistocene
- Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
- Late Pliocene
- Raysor Formation (NC)
- Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
