Conidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Lakshadweep, India
Author
Ravinesh, Raveendhiran
Author
Kumar, Appukuttannair Biju
Author
Kohn, Alan J.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-06-28
4441
3
467
494
journal article
29790
10.11646/zootaxa.4441.3.3
490790ef-a54a-41e7-baed-dfe48ef31f0e
1175-5326
1301526
EA806CA1-9019-49B4-9931-DF86F0707314
Conus sanguinolentus
Quoy & Gaimard
(
Fig. 8D–F
)
Localities:
Agatti, Amini, Androth, Bitra, Chetlet, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kilton and Minicoy
Habitat:
Rocky intertidal, subtidal, lagoons, sandy shores
Depth:
0.2–
5 m
Specimens examined, observed:
20, 79
Length:
24–49 mm
Remarks:
This is the first report of this species from
India
.
Quoy & Gaimard (1834)
described it from New
Guinea
. It has previously been reported from
South
Africa
, the Red Sea, and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region but not from the central Indian Ocean (
Kilburn & Rippey 1982
;
Röckel
et al
. 1995
).