Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 473

Conus achatinus Gmelin

( Fig. 1G–I )

Localities: Kalpeni and Kavaratti

Habitat: Sea grass bed and rocky intertidal

Depth: 0.2– 5 m

Specimens examined, observed: 5, 6

Length: 49–69 mm

Figures

FIGURE 1. A–C, Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith), 38x14 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 31). D–F, C. dictator (Melvill), 29x13 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 32). G–I, Conus achatinus Gmelin, 68x45 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 33). J–L, C. amadis Gmelin, 87x42 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 35). M–O, C. arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 33x18 mm. Kavaratti. (DABFUK, No. 41). P–S, C. aristophanes G. B. Sowerby II, 27x15 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 42).