Conus zambaensis
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| taxon = Conus zambaensis
| status = EX
| image = Conus zambaensis.jpg
| image_caption = Several views of shells of Conus zambaensis; some are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light.
| authority = Hendricks, 2015
| synonyms =
- † Conus (Dauciconus) zambaensis Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation
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Conus zambaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus zambaensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843178 on 2015-12-30
Description
The size of the shell attains 43 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References
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- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120924 Hendricks J.R. (2015). Glowing seashells: diversity of fossilized coloration patterns on coral reef-associated cone snail (Gastropoda: Conidae) shells from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic. PLoS ONE. 10(4): e0120924]
External links
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843178 To World Register of Marine Species]
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Category:Fossil taxa described in 2015
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