Conus ebraeus

Scientific Name:-

Conus ebraeus

Common Name:-

Hebrew cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Least concern category of IUCN

Description:-

Shell small sized; with a less elevated spire and blunt apex; body whorl faintly coronated at shoulders; sculptured with fine spiral striae becoming prominent towards the base; colour white; spiral rows of prominent large blackish brown squares; aperture narrow, elongate; outer lip thick and sharp; ground colour whitish pink; Aperture white; periostracum thin.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Sary (2014) recorded it from Vizhinjam coast of Kerala

Habitat:-

intertidal rocky shores; shallow sub tidal; sandy substrates

Synonyms:-

Conus quadratus Perry, 1811 (junior secondary homonym of Cucullus quadratus Röding, 1798)
Virroconus ebraeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References:-

Sary, P.S., Kiran, P. R. B., Balasubramanian, N.K. and Kumar, B. A. (2014). Diversity of Cone Snails (Mollusca: Conidae) along Kerala Coast. Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2: 619 – 622.

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