Conus platensis

Conus platensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. platensis
Binomial name
Conus platensis
Frenguelli, 1946
Synonyms

Conus (Leptoconus) platensis Frenguelli, 1946

Conus platensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]


Description

The size of the shell attains 23 mm.

Distribution

This species was found as a fossil off Platense de Punta Carreta, Montevideo, Uruguay

References

  1. Conus platensis Frenguelli, 1946.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 October 2010.


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