Conus geographus Linnaeus

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 : 174

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

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scientific name

Conus geographus Linnaeus
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34. Conus geographus Linnaeus View in CoL (Plate III fig. 28)

1758. Conus geographus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat ., ed, 10: 713.

2003. Conus geographus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 316, pl.80, fig.6.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3 exs. Puducherry- 2 exs. Lakshadweep- 4 exs. Tamil Nadu- 5 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 56.40-78.10 Diameter:

24.80-30.60 Aperture: 45.20-54.10

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.

Remarks: The species can be distinguished by its oblong, thin and inflated shell. It is stained with flesh colour. The spire is concave and slightly canaliculated. It is spirally striated and coroneted with rather prominent tubercles. The apex is rose tinted. This cone is as a dangerous species

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conus

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