Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792

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

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

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13186795

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scientific name

Conus canonicus Hwass
status

 

17. Conus canonicus Hwass View in CoL

1792. Conus canonicus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 749.

2000. Conus canonicus : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 160.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.20-40.10 Diameter:

25.10-28.60 Aperture: 27.10-36.30

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Australia, Indonesia: Java, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Zanzibar.

Remarks: Shell of Conus canonicus differs from C. textile by having chestnut or chocolate reticulations vivid coloration unique.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conus