Conus franklinae
Conus franklinae is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Conus franklinae | |
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Shells of Conus franklinae under normal and under UV-light | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. franklinae |
Binomial name | |
Conus franklinae Hendricks, 2015 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell attains 32.7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail has only been found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
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References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus franklinae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843134 on 2015-09-21
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