Conus marimaris

Conus marimaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus marimaris
Shell of Conus marimaris (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. marimaris
Binomial name
Conus marimaris
(Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Kalloconus) marimaris (Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018)
  • Kalloconus marimaris Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018

Description

The length of the shell of the holotype attains 30. 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Cape Verdes

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conus marimaris (Tenorio, Abalde & Zardoya, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1251265 on 2018-12-28
  • Tenorio M.J., Abalde S. & Zardoya R. , 2018. Identification of new species of Kalloconus and Africonus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Cabo Verde Islands through mitochondrial genome comparison. The Festivus 50(2): 73-88


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