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Conus karlschmidti

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Conus karlschmidti
Temporal range: Neogene
Several views of a shell of Conus karlschmidti; All are reversed images photographed under UV light
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. karlschmidti
Binomial name
Conus karlschmidti
Maury, 1917
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) karlschmidti Maury, 1917 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus karlschmidti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell attains 28 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus karlschmidti. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843174 on 2015-10-13
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