Conasprella dictator (Melvill)

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 468-471

Conasprella dictator (Melvill)

( Fig. 1D–F )

Locality: Kalpeni

Habitat: (Empty shell found on shore)

Specimens examined, observed: 1, 1

Length: 29 mm

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Figures

FIGURE 1. A–C, Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith), 38x14 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 31). D–F, C. dictator (Melvill), 29x13 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 32). G–I, Conus achatinus Gmelin, 68x45 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 33). J–L, C. amadis Gmelin, 87x42 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 35). M–O, C. arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 33x18 mm. Kavaratti. (DABFUK, No. 41). P–S, C. aristophanes G. B. Sowerby II, 27x15 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 42).