Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758
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28. Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL (Figure 29)
Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758: 712 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , no. 251 (lectotype, LSL (65 x 37 mm) ( Walls 1979); locality unknown).
Conus fuscatus Born, 1778: 126–127 View in CoL , no. 1780 (lectotype, NMW (53 x 31 mm) ( Kohn 1964; Walls 1979); " Mauritius ").
Cucullus coronaducalis Röding, 1798: 38 View in CoL , no. 464 (representation of lectotype, Martini 1773: pl. 62, fig. 693 (41 x 26 mm); locality unknown).
Cucullus regius Röding, 1798: 38 View in CoL , no. 465 (representation of lectotype, Chemnitz 1788: pl. 139, fig. 1289 (44 x 25 mm) (Kohn 1975); locality unknown).
Conus viridulus Lamarck, 1810: 31 View in CoL , no. 9 (representation of type, Kiener 1845: pl. 7, fig. 1 (65 x 36 mm) ( Röckel et al. 1995); "Océan austral").
Conus queketti E.A. Smith, 1906: 22 View in CoL , pl. 7, fig. 1 (holotype, BMNH (27 x 14 mm) ( Röckel et al. 1995); "Isezela, Natal").
Conus dautzenbergi Fenaux, 1942: 2 View in CoL , fig. 2 (" Madagascar ").
Conus douvillei Fenaux, 1942: 2–3 View in CoL , fig. 5 (" Madagascar ").
Conus imperialis compactus Wils, 1970: 8 View in CoL , 12, pl. 2, fig. 7 (lectotype, ZMA (71 x 43 mm) ( Coomans et al. 1985a); "Nosy Bé, Madagascar ").
Conus imperialis nigrescens Barros View in CoL e Cunha, 1933: 17, no. 9 (holotype, MZUC (66 x 39 mm) ( Röckel et al. 1995); locality unknown).
Conus imperialis flavescens Barros View in CoL e Cunha, 1933: 18, no. 10 (two syntypes, MZUC (42 x 25; 39 x 20.5 mm) ( Röckel et al. 1995); locality unknown).
Material examined: MBMCS 128 , 1 specimen, SL 48 mm; SW 24 mm .
Description. Shell moderately large, solid and glossy. Body whorl conical; outline nearly straight and tapering to a narrow base. Body whorl with several low, widely spaced spiral ridges near basal third. Shoulder wide, angulate and strongly tuberculate. Spire very low; irregularly stepped, tip rounded, blunt; outline slightly concave. Post nuclear spire whorls distinctly tuberculate. Aperture narrow slightly wider anteriorly; outer lip sharp, thick.
Ground colour white. Body whorl encircled with two brown bands variable in width, split into axial streaks and blotches. Spiral rows of alternating blackish-brown and white dashes extending from base to shoulder, rows closer near anterior. Base, siphonal fasciole and basal part of columella bluish grey suffused with brown. Spire dull white with small brownish blotches and streaks. Aperture white.
Distribution. Conus imperialis has not been previously reported from India.
The specimen described herein was collected from Tuticorin and Keelakarai ( Table 6) by trawling in 40– 80 m and 20–50 m.
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Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758
Franklin, J. Benjamin, Subramanian, K. A., Fernando, S. Antony & Krishnan, K. S. 2009 |
Conus imperialis compactus
Wils, E. 1970: 8 |
Conus dautzenbergi
Fenaux, A. 1942: 2 |
Conus douvillei
Fenaux, A. 1942: 3 |
Conus imperialis nigrescens
Cunha, J. G. de 1933: 17 |
Conus imperialis flavescens
Cunha, J. G. de 1933: 18 |
Conus queketti E.A. Smith, 1906: 22
Smith, E. A. 1906: 22 |
Conus viridulus
Lamarck, J. B. P. 1810: 31 |
Cucullus coronaducalis Röding, 1798: 38
Roding, P. F. 1798: 38 |
Cucullus regius Röding, 1798: 38
Roding, P. F. 1798: 38 |
Conus fuscatus
Born, I. von 1778: 127 |