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Conus crosnieri

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Conus crosnieri
Shell of Conus crosnieri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 crosnieri Tenorio, 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]

Description

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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

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The holotype of this marine species has been found in the Mozambique Channel off the Comores and also off Madagascar and S KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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