Conus gouldi

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Conus gouldi
Temporal range: Neogene
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The holotype and two paratypes of Conus gouldi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gouldi
Binomial name
Conus gouldi
Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) gouldiHendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus gouldi is an extinct species of cone snail found in Miocene to Pliocene-aged marine strata of the Dominican Republic. [1]

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Description

The size of the shell attains 26.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gouldi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843136 on 2015-10-02