Biology:Conus haytensis

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Short description: Species of sea snail


Conus haytensis
Temporal range: Neogene
Conus haytensis.jpg
Several views of a shell of Conus haytensis - All are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. haytensis
Binomial name
Conus haytensis
G. B. Sowerby I, 1850
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dendroconus) haytensis Sowerby I, 1850
  • Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1850· accepted, alternate representation

Conus haytensis is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 21 mm and 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is only known in the fossil state and was found in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus haytensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843161 on 2015-10-05

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9864570 entry