Conus coromandelicus (Smith)
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Conus coromandelicus (Smith) |
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21. Conus coromandelicus (Smith) View in CoL (Plate II fig. 20)
1894. Conus coromandelicus Smith, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 14: 159, pl.4, figs, 1-2. Type locality: Coromandel coast, types: NZC, ZSI.
2003. Conus coromandelicus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 314, pl.63, fig.1.
Material examined: 10 exs. Bay of Bengal , 68 fms-Station. 169 fms; Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.
Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20-42.40 Diameter:
26.50-28.50 Aperture: 27.40-39.10
Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Gulf of Arabia. Sri Lanka
Remarks: C.coromandelicus is the only recent species placed in the genus Conorbis . Included this genus in the Conidae , because partial resorbtion of inner walls, a hallmark of Conus , also occurs in Conorbis ( Kohn, 1978, 1990).
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