Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus

Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus
Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Conorbiinae
Genus: Pseudoconorbis
Species: P. coromandelicus
Binomial name
Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus
(Smith E. A., 1894)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conorbis coromandelicus (E.A. Smith, 1894)
  • Conus coromandelicus E. A. Smith, 1894 (basionym)

Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

This species was originally described as Conus coromandelicus E. A. Smith, 1894 [2]

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus is a demersal sea snail, found in the Indian Ocean: East Africa, Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka and Gulf of Oman. It is found in waters ranging from 70-400 meters in depth.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus (Smith E. A., 1894).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565186  on 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ World Register of Marine Species : Conus coromandelicus
  3. ^ http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/record.php?ID=737ll&tabs=21100011&frms=1&res=&pglimit=C
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2010) A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica 4(3): 31-34

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