Conasprella ageri

Conasprella ageri Temporal range: Lower Pliocene
Several shells of Conasprella ageri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. ageri
Binomial name
Conasprella ageri (Hendricks, 2015
Synonyms[1]
† Conasprella (Ximeniconus) ageri Hendricks, 2015 · accepted, alternate representation

Conasprella ageri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The largest shell found has a length of 32.5 mm.

Distribution

It is only known as a fossil from the lower Pliocene Gurabo Formation in the Dominican Republic.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ageri Hendricks, 2015 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843125 on 2015-06-23

• 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