Conus anningae
Species of sea snail
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Conus anningae is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]
| Conus anningae | |
|---|---|
| Several shell specimens of Conus anningae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | †C. anningae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Conus anningae Hendricks, 2015 | |
Description
The size of the shell attains 30 mm.
Distribution
This species is only known as a fossil from the lower Pliocene Gurabo Formation in the Dominican Republic.[3]