Conus recognitus
Conus recognitus Temporal range: Neogene
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Four views of a shell of Conus recognitus; all images are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | †C. recognitus
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Binomial name | |
†Conus recognitus Guppy, 1867
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus recognitus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Description[]
The size of the shell attains 33 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References[]
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus recognitus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843158 on 2015-11-20
External links[]
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Conus
- Conus stubs