Profundiconus hennigi explained

Profundiconus hennigi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 17.6 mm and 25.5 mm.

Distribution

This fossil coral reef-associated species was found in the Neogene of the Dominican Republic

References

• Hendricks J.R. (2015). Glowing seashells: diversity of fossilized coloration patterns on coral reef-associated cone snail (Gastropoda: Conidae) shells from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic. PLOS One. 10(4): e0120924

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Profundiconus hennigi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843115 on 2016-01-20