Conus litteratus Linnaeus
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7A-E125-FF8E-65E6-FCDC7587CA2C |
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Felipe |
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Conus litteratus Linnaeus |
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43. Conus litteratus Linnaeus View in CoL
1758. Conus litteratus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat ., ed, 10: 712.
2003. Conus litteratus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 317, pl.82, fig.2.
Material examined: Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3 exs.
Measurements (in mm): Length: 37.50 - 42.40 Diameter:
22.40-26.70 Aperture: 33.00 -36.30
Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Seychelles, Gulf of Aden, Indonesia, Philippines.
Remarks: It bears close resemblance with Conus leopardus but differs in the absence of yellow bands and the presence of more numerous spots.
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