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  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | 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.
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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