Conus platensis

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Conus platensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. platensis
Binomial name
Conus platensis
Frenguelli, 1946
Synonyms

Conus (Leptoconus) platensis Frenguelli, 1946

Conus platensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Description[]

The size of the shell attains 23 mm.

Distribution[]

This species was found as a fossil off Platense de Punta Carreta, Montevideo, Uruguay

References[]

  1. ^ Conus platensis Frenguelli, 1946. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 October 2010.
  • Frenguelli, J., 1946. Especies del Género Conus. Notas del Museo. Paleontología, Paleont.. 11 (88 ): 231 -250

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