Conus tessulatus

Scientific Name:-

Conus tessulatus

Common Name:-

Tessellate cone / Tessulate Cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Not evaluated

Description:-

Shell of moderate size; thick; surface glossy; rectangle shaped orange spots with scattered violet shadow; spots densely packed so as to form two bands just above and below the centre; apex white, ornamented with orange spots; aperture white, base violet coloured; periostracum thin, smooth and brownish.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

The venom of this species is reported to produce tissue necroses and haemorrhage at the site of infection. Rao (2003) and Franklin and Laladhas (2014) reported it from Kerala coast.

Habitat:-

Reef Associated, Sandy

Synonyms:-

Cucullus pavimentum Röding, 1798
Lithoconus tessulatus (Born, 1778)
Tesselliconus tessulatus (Born, 1778)

References:-

Franklin, J.B. and Laladhas, K.P. 2014. Marine Gastropods of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, India, 186pp.
Subba Rao, NV (2003) Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp Available at - NCL, Pune

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