Conus crosnieri
Conus crosnieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conus crosnieri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. crosnieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus crosnieri (Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 59.6 mm, its diameter 24.8 mm. The maximum length of the dredged species is 83.8 mm.
Distribution
The holotype of this marine species has been found in the Mozambique Channel of the Comores and also off Madagascar and S KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conus crosnieri (Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308107 on 2018-12-28
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