Profundiconus hennigi
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Profundiconus hennigi Hendricks, 2015
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Profundiconus hennigi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 17.6 mm and 25.5 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This fossil coral reef-associated species was found in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic
References
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- ^ a b 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