Conus bengalensis

Scientific Name:-

Conus bengalensis

Common Name:-

Glory of Bengal / Bengal Cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Evaluated as least concern category of IUCN

Description:-

Shell medium sized, elongately cylindrical, thick and stout; Spire high, conical, sutural ramp weakily conical; Body whorl striated transversely; Aperture elongate and wider towards the base; outer lip thin, marginally sharp and weakily concave in the middle region; anterior region of aperture slightly notched; ground colour white with irregular wavy reddish brown lines forming zig zag blotches in the form of triangular scale like pattern; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin,yellowish.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Franklin and Laladhas (2014) recorded the presence of this species from Kerala coast

Habitat:-

seen in muddy and sandy substrates of continental shelf region

Synonyms:-

Cylinder bengalensis (Okutani, 1968)
Darioconus bengalensis Okutani, 1968 (original combination)

References:-

Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 186pp.

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