Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 484

Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière

( Fig. 6P–R )

Localities: Androth and Kalpeni

Habitat: Rocky intertidal, subtidal

Depth: 0.2– 5 m

Specimens examined, observed: 5, 8

Length: 40–69 mm

Remarks: This is the first report of C. malacanus from Lakshadweep. Frauenfeld (1869), Kohn (1978), Rajagopal et al. (1998), Hylleberg & Kilburn (2002), Fernando & Fernando (2002), Franklin et al. (2007), and Apte (2014) recorded this species from Tamil Nadu and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Figures

FIGURE 6. A–C, Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, 23x11 mm. Kavaratti. (DABFUK, No. 84). D–F, C. litteratus Linnaeus, 76x41 mm. Kalpeni. (DABFUK, No. 85). G–I, C. lividus Hwass in Bruguière, 40x24 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 86). J–L, C. lividus Hwass in Bruguière, 32x18 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 88). M–O, C. loroisii Kiener, 49x33 mm. Agatti. (DABFUK, No. 89). P–R, C. malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 48x32 mm. Androth. (DABFUK, No. 91).