Parametaria dupontii, the Dupont's dove shell or false cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1][2]
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| Shell of Parametaria dupontii from Mexico, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Parametaria |
| Species: | P. dupontii
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| Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845
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Description
editShells of Parametaria dupontii can reach a length of about 13–28 millimetres (0.51–1.10 in).[3][4]
Distribution
editThis species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b WMSDB – Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
- ^ a b "Parametaria dupontii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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