Conus franklinae
| Conus franklinae | |
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| Shells of Conus franklinae under normal and under UV-light | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | †C. franklinae
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| Binomial name | |
| †Conus franklinae Hendricks, 2015
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| 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
[edit]The size of the shell attains 32.7 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail has only been found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
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