Conus saucatsensis explained

Conus saucatsensis is an extinct 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 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Miocene found near Bordeaux, France.

References

• Cossmann (1896). Essais de Paleoconchologie Comparee 2 p. 148 ff
• Peyrot (1931). Conch. Neogen. L'.6 p. 39ff.,

External links

• Mayer-Eymar, C., 1891. Diagnoses Specierum Novarum. Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Zurich. Vierteljahrschrift, 35 (Heft 3/4): 290 -301

Notes and References

1. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/Conus_saucatsensis_2543l324l_31010011.html Conus biodiversity website: Conus saucatsensis