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

Conus carlottae
Several images of Conus carlottae; the colored images are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light.
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. carlottae
Binomial name
Conus carlottae
Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) carlottae Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Description

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The size of the shell attains 40 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is only found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus carlottae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843191 on 2015-10-07
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