Profundiconus hennigi | |
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Several views of a shell of Profundiconus hennigi; the four images on the right are reversed images of the holotype photographed under UV light | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Profundiconus |
Species: | P. hennigi |
Binomial name | |
Profundiconus hennigi Hendricks, 2015 |
Profundiconus hennigi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 17.6 mm and 25.5 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2016) |
Distribution
This fossil coral reef-associated species was found in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus hennigi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843115 on 2016-01-20
Taxon identifiers | |
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Profundiconus hennigi |
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