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Conus garrisoni

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Conus garrisoni
Several views of Conus garrisoni; the brown-colored specimens are reversed images of specimens 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. garrisoni
Binomial name
Conus garrisoni
Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) garrisoni Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus garrisoni is a fossil 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 27.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail is found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus garrisoni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843176 on 2015-09-23
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