Conus armoricus

Conus armoricus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]

Conus armoricus
Temporal range: Late Miocene[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. armoricus
Binomial name
Conus armoricus
Suter, 1917

Description

Distribution

This species is from Miocene-aged marine environments of New Zealand.

References

  1. CATALOGUE OF RECENT AND FOSSIL CONUS
  2. Marshall, B. (2015). Conus armoricus Suter, 1917 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831754 on 2015-06-30
  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.


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