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Conus symmetricus G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †
843127 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:843127)
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Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 44, pl. 9, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 44, pl. 9, fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
type locality contained in Dominican Republic (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Conus symmetricus G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=843127 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 44, pl. 9, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record 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. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0120924., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120924 [details]
additional source Hendricks J.R. (2018). Diversity and preserved shell coloration patterns of Miocene Conidae (Neogastropoda) from an exposure of the Gatun Formation, Colón Province, Panama. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 92(5): 804-837., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2017.153 [details]
page(s): 44, pl. 9, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record 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. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0120924., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120924 [details]
additional source Hendricks J.R. (2018). Diversity and preserved shell coloration patterns of Miocene Conidae (Neogastropoda) from an exposure of the Gatun Formation, Colón Province, Panama. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 92(5): 804-837., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2017.153 [details]
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