Conus indomaris (Bozzetti)

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 481-483

Conus indomaris (Bozzetti)

( Fig. 5M–O )

Localities: Kavaratti and Minicoy

Habitat: Dead shells collected from beach

Specimens examined, observed: 7, 7

Length: 43–48 mm

Remarks: Bozzetti (2014) described the species from the Kerala coast. This is the first report of C. indomaris from Lakshadweep. We know of no records of living specimens.

Figures

FIGURE 5. A–C, Conus flavidus Lamarck, 28x18 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 77). D–F, C. frigidus Reeve, 28x15 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 78). G–I, C. geographus Linnaeus, 89x38 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 80). J–L, C. glans Hwass in Bruguière, 20x11 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 81). M–O, C. indomaris (Bozzetti), 42x18 mm. Kavaratti. (DABFUK, No. 82). P–R, C. leopardus (Röding), 82x48 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 83).