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

Conus lombardii
Several shells of Conus lombardii; the colored are reversed images of specimens photographed under UV light. Scale bar is 1 cm and pertains to all images.
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. lombardii
Binomial name
Conus lombardii
Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Spuriconus) lombardii Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Description edit

The size of the shell attains 29.5 mm. It is similar to Conus kaesleri and Conus spurius

Distribution edit

This marine species of cone snail is known only in the fossil state in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus lombardii. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843188 on 2015-10-22

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