Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 487-488

Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard

( Fig. 8D–F )

Localities: Agatti, Amini, Androth, Bitra, Chetlet, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kilton and Minicoy

Habitat: Rocky intertidal, subtidal, lagoons, sandy shores

Depth: 0.2– 5 m

Specimens examined, observed: 20, 79

Length: 24–49 mm

Remarks: This is the first report of this species from India. Quoy & Gaimard (1834) described it from New Guinea. It has previously been reported from South Africa, the Red Sea, and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region but not from the central Indian Ocean ( Kilburn & Rippey 1982; Röckel et al. 1995).

Figures

FIGURE 8. A–C, Conus retifer Menke, 42x23 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 100). D–F, C. sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 38x23 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 101). G–I, C. striatus Linnaeus, 62x31 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 106). J–L, C. terebra Born, 73x34 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 110). M–O, C. tessulatus Born, 23x12 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 118). P–R, C. textile Linnaeus. 118x47 mm. Amini. (DABFUK, No. 121).