Conus franklinae
| 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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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]
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.
References
- 1 2 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
External links
| External identifiers for Conus franklinae | |
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| WoRMS | 843134 |
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