Conus monile

Scientific Name:-

Conus monile

Common Name:-

Necklace cone / monile cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Least concern category of IUCN

Description:-

Shell strong, medium-sized, moderately solid, thick; spire concave sided and compressed with a pointed apex; body whorl conical, with convex outline becoming straight towards base; Shoulder angulate; sutural ramps flat, spiral striae obsolete; Last whorl with weak to obsolete spiral ribs at base. Ground colour white or cream. Body whorl ornamented with a pale orange spiral band and spiral rows of dark brow uneven dots.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

The venom is toxic enough to cause paralysis. Franklin and Laladhas reported it from Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Intertidal; shallow sub tidal; Sandy substrates.

Synonyms:-

Conus marmoreus Perry, 1811
Cucullus cereolus Röding, 1798
Cucullus ornatus Röding, 1798
Strategoconus monile (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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