Conus fusellinus
Conus fusellinus is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
| Conus fusellinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. fusellinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus fusellinus Suter, 1917 | |
Description
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs as a fossil in the Miocene of New Zealand.[1]
References
- "Descriptions of New Tertiary Mollusca Occurring in New Zealand Part I"
- Marshall, B. (2015). Conus fusellinus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831755 on 2015-09-23
- 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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