Conus carlottae
Appearance
Conus carlottae | |
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Several images of Conus carlottae; the colored images are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | †C. carlottae
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Binomial name | |
†Conus carlottae Hendricks, 2015
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus carlottae is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Description
The size of the shell attains 40 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species is only found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carlottae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843191 on 2015-10-07
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