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]
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| Several images of Conus carlottae; the colored images are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | †C. carlottae
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| †Conus carlottae Hendricks, 2015
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Description edit
The size of the shell attains 40 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is only found as a fossil in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.
References edit
- ^ 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
External links edit
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