Conus asiaticus da Motta

Venkitesan, R., Barua, S. & Hafiz, Md., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2), pp. 165-184 : 169

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125

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scientific name

Conus asiaticus da Motta
status

 

8. Conus asiaticus da Motta View in CoL (Plate I fig. 8)

1985. Conus asiaticus da Motta, La Conchiglia , 17 (192-193). p.25

1993. Conus lovellreevei, Massila , Gloria Maris , 22 (1): 3, pl. 1,

figs. 4, 5

Material examined: Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.00–40.10 Diameter:

15.30 –20.50 Aperture: 18.60 –24.80

Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Japan to Philippines and Vietnam, Queensland

Remarks: Conus asiaticus appears to be similar to that of C. inscriptus . It can be distinguished by the irregular yellowish brown axial streaks and blotches on its body whorl,

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conus

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