Hemiconus leroyi Tracey & Craig, 2017
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemiconus leroyi Tracey & Craig, 2017
- Name authority
- Tracey & Craig, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Conidae
- Genus
- Hemiconus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extinct
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
- subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
- orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
- superfamilyConoidea J. Fleming, 1822
- familyConidae J. Fleming, 1822
- genusHemiconus Cossmann, 1889
- speciesHemiconus leroyi Tracey & Craig, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemiconus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemiconus auriculatus Tracey & Craig, 2017 | ConidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Hemiconus disjunctus (Deshayes, 1865) | ConidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Hemiconus gouetensis Cossmann, 1897 | ConidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Hemiconus granularis (Borson, 1820) | ConidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Hemiconus scabriculus (Solander, 1766) | ConidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KMNJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.