Conus franklinae

Conus franklinae
Shells of Conus franklinae under normal and under UV-light
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. franklinae
Binomial name
Conus franklinae Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
† Conus (Atlanticonus) franklinae Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 32.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail has only been found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus franklinae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843134 on 2015-09-21

• Hendricks J.R. (2015). Glowing seashells: diversity of fossilized coloration patterns on coral reef-associated cone snail (Gastropoda: Conidae) shells from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic. PLoS ONE. 10(4): e0120924

External links

External identifiers for Conus franklinae
WoRMS	843134

• To World Register of Marine Species