Conus alexandrei

Conus alexandrei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus alexandrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. alexandrei
Binomial name
Conus alexandrei
(Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) alexandrei (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus alexandrei Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Fiji and Vanuatu

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus alexandrei (Limpalaër & Monnier, 2012). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723878 on 2015-06-27
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Phasmoconus alexandrei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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