Conus bellacoensis
Conus bellacoensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus bellacoensis | |
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| Several views of a shell of Conus bellacoensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | †C. bellacoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Conus bellacoensis Hendricks, 2015 | |
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Description
The size of the shell grows to a length of 76 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus bellacoensis Hendricks, 2015 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843153 on 2015-07-25
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