Parametaria dupontii

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]

Parametaria dupontii
Shell of Parametaria dupontii from Mexico, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Parametaria
Species:	P. dupontii
Binomial name
Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1845
Synonyms[1]
Conus concinnulus Crosse, 1858 Conus concinnus Broderip, 1833 Conus dupontii Kiener, 1845

Description

Shells of Parametaria dupontii can reach a length of about 13–28 millimetres (0.51–1.10 in).^[3][4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico.^[3][4]