Conus crosnieri

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Conus crosnieri
Conus crosnieri (MNHN-IM-2013-62927) 001.jpeg
Shell of Conus crosnieri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. crosnieri
Binomial name
Conus crosnieri
(Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018)
Synonyms [1]
  • Afonsoconus crosnieriTenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018
  • Conus (Afonsoconus) crosnieri(Tenorio, Monnier & Puillandre, 2018)

Conus crosnieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [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 was found in the Mozambique Channel off the Comores and also off Madagascar and S KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 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