Biology:Conus kaesleri

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Short description: Species of sea snail

Conus kaesleri
Conus kaesleri.jpg
Several images of Conus kaesleri; the colored images are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. kaesleri
Binomial name
Conus kaesleri
Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Spuriconus) kaesleri Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus kaesleri 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 46.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus kaesleri. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843186 on 2015-10-07

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22286179 entry