Conus alexandrei

Conus alexandrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: 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)

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

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. 1 2 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
External identifiers for Conus alexandrei
WoRMS 723878


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