Conus caracteristicus Fischer

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 : 171-172

publication ID

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13186805

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scientific name

Conus caracteristicus Fischer
status

 

19. Conus caracteristicus Fischer View in CoL (PlateII - fig. 18)

1807. Conus caracteristicus Fischer, Mus.Demidoff. , 9: 139.

2000. Conus caracteristicus : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 161.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 8 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.50-36.40 Diameter:

14.30-22.00 Aperture: 25.40-29.10

Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo West Pacific.

Remarks: C. caracteristicus very rare and inhabits sandy bottoms at depths of 15-30 m depths.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conus

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