Conus anningae
Conus anningae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Conus anningae | |
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Several shell specimens of Conus anningae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. anningae |
Binomial name | |
Conus anningae Hendricks, 2015 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 30 mm.
Distribution
This species is only known as a fossil from the lower Pliocene Gurabo Formation in the Dominican Republic.
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References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus anningae Hendricks, 2015 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843129 on 2015-06-29
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