Conus parvatus Walls, 1979

Ravinesh, Raveendhiran, Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju & Kohn, Alan J., 2018, Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India, Zootaxa 4441 (3), pp. 467-494 : 487

Conus parvatus Walls

( Fig. 7J–L )

Localities: Agatti, Kavaratti and Minicoy

Habitat: Sandy shores

Depth: 0.2– 5 m

Specimens examined, observed: 10, 38

Length: 12–23 mm

Remarks: Conus parvatus was originally described as a subspecies of C. musicus Hwass in Bruguière ( Walls, 1979) . Indian Ocean populations formerly identified under that name are now accepted as the distinct species C. parvatus Walls , following molecular genetic evidence ( Puillandre et al. 2014, 2015, WoRMS). Prior records of C. parvatus from Lakshadweep were by Rao and Rao (1991) and KSCSTE (2013) (see also Table 1, Addendum 2).

Figures

FIGURE 7. A–C, Conus miles Linnaeus, 38x22 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 92). D–F, C. milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 128x35 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 93). G–I, C. nussatella Linnaeus, 66x24 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 94). J–L, C. parvatus Walls, 18x9 mm. Minicoy. (DABFUK, No. 95). M–O, C. pennaceus Born, 52x29 mm. Bitra. (DABFUK, No. 98). P– R, C. rattus Hwass in Bruguière, 22x13 mm. Bitra. (DABFUK, No. 99).