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Parametaria dupontii

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Parametaria dupontii
Shell of Parametaria dupontii from Mexico, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Parametaria
Species:
P. dupontii
Binomial name
Parametaria dupontii
Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus concinnulus Crosse, 1858
  • Conus concinnus Broderip, 1833
  • Conus dupontii Kiener, 1845

Parametaria dupontii, the Dupont's dove shell or false cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1][2]

Description

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Shells of Parametaria dupontii can reach a length of about 13–28 millimetres (0.51–1.10 in).[3][4]

Distribution

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This species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ a b WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  4. ^ a b "Parametaria dupontii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.