Conus miamiensis explained

Conus miamiensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1] The species was exclusive to southern Florida.

This species is the type taxon of the fossil genus † Tequestaconus Petuch & Drolshagen, 2015

Description

The shell attains a length of 32 mm.

Distribution

This fossil species is known from the Plio-Pleistocene of Florida.

References

• E.J. Petuch (1986), The Pliocene Reefs of Miami: Their Geomorphological Significance in the Evolution of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Southeastern Florida, U.S.A.; Journal of Coastal Research Vol. 2, No. 4 (Autumn, 1986), pp. 391-408
• Hendricks JR. The Genus Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Southeastern United States. Bull Am Paleontol. 2009;375: 1–180

External links

• World Register of Marine Species
• The Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life in the Southeastern United States

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus miamiensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847919 on 2015-11-01