Conus malacanus

Scientific Name:-

Conus malacanus

Common Name:-

Malacca cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

shell medium sized; solid, heavy. Body whorl broadly conical; outline concave tapering towards base; shoulder carinate and stepped; spire not elevated, apex obtuse and pointed; aperture wide and elongate; ground colour white with brownish axial streaks extending to shoulder; two discontinuous pale brown spiral bands running around the body whorl; early whorls pale brown; aperture white; periostracum thin, smooth and translucent

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Franklin and Laladhas (2014) reported the occurrence of this species from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Continental shelf; sub tidal; sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Conus canaliculatus Dillwyn, 1817
Conus cuneatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873
Conus subcarinatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865
Stellaconus malacanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

References:-

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

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