Conus gouldi

Conus gouldi; Temporal range: Neogene
	The holotype and two paratypes of Conus gouldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gouldi
Binomial name
	Conus gouldi; Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms
	† Conus (Stephanoconus) gouldi Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation;

Conus gouldi is an extinct species of cone snail found in Miocene to Pliocene-aged marine strata of the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Description

It's a moderately small shell, with the largest recorded specimens reaching approximately 25.6 mm in length. The shell is ventricosely conical with a slightly convex outline. Its widest part is located just below the shoulder.

Distribution

This marine species is only known as a fossil from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gouldi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843136 on 2015-10-02

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

External links

To World Register of Marine Species

[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus gouldi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843136 on 2015-10-02

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