Conasprella burckhardti explained
Conasprella burckhardti is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1] [2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 31 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene and Pliocene strata in the following locations:the Gatun Formation, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica and in Mexico; age rangez: 11.608 to 2.588 Ma.
References
- E. Bose. 1906. Sobre algunas faunas terciarias. Boletin del Instituto Geologico de Mexico
- A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309
- W. P. Woodring. 1970. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(D):299–452
- Hendricks J. R. (2018). Diversity and preserved shell coloration patterns of Miocene Conidae (Neogastropoda) from an exposure of the Gatun Formation, Colón Province, Panama. Journal of Paleontology. 10.1017/jpa.2017.153: 34 pp
External links
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella burckhardti (Böse, 1906) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289696 on 2018-12-27
- Hendricks J. R. (2018). Diversity and preserved shell coloration patterns of Miocene Conidae (Neogastropoda) from an exposure of the Gatun Formation, Colón Province, Panama. Journal of Paleontology. 10.1017/jpa.2017.153: 34 pp.
