Conus rattus

Scientific Name:-

Conus rattus

Common Name:-

Rat Cone

Malayalam Name:-

Category:-

Mollusca

Status:-

Least concern category of IUCN

Description:-

Shell moderately large;solid, glossy; Body whorl conical with angulate shoulders; spire moderately raised; outline slightly convex; body whorl sculptured with fine spiral ribs getting prominent towards the base; colour bluish white; body whorl tinged with light brown shades; brown spiral lines articulating with white dots giving speckled appearance; aperture tinged with violet; periostracum yellowish brown

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Sary (2014) recorded it from Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Intertidal; Shallow subtidal; coral reef

Synonyms:-

Conus chemnitzii Dillwyn, 1817
Conus rattus var. tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1933 (invalid: unjustified emendation for Conus taitensis)
Conus semivelatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1882
Conus tahitiensis Dautzenberg, 1932
Conus taitensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Conus viridis G. B. Sowerby II, 1857
Rhizoconus rattus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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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