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

Hemiconus turbinopsis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Hemiconus
Species:
H. turbinopsis
Binomial name
Hemiconus turbinopsis
(Deshayes, 1865)
Synonyms[1]

Conus turbinopsis Deshayes, 1865

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in France.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Hemiconus turbinopsis (Deshayes, 1865) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045116 on 2018-12-28
  • Deshayes, J.P., 1865. Description des animaux sans vertèbres découverts dans le Bassin de Paris pour servir de supplément à la description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris, comprenant une révision générale de toutes les espèces connues. Tome 3, Mollusques Céphalés (livraisons 45–50), 2 e partie, Atlas II. Baillère and Fils, Paris.
  • Tracey S., Craig B., Belliard L. & Gain O. (2017). One, four or forty species? - early Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) that led to a radiation and biodiversity peak in the late Lutetian Eocene of the Cotentin, NW France. Carnets de Voyages Paléontologiques dans le Bassin Anglo-Parisien. 3: 1-38.