Overview
Distribution
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Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5908
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Schmidt, W. & O. Bellec (1994). Findings of some uncommon sea-shells off Madagascar. African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries 5(1): 63 - 66.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6041
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World Register of Marine Species
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Ecology
Habitat
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 50 - 76
Temperature range (°C): 21.859 - 21.859
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.477 - 5.477
Salinity (PPS): 35.358 - 35.358
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.403 - 4.403
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.273 - 0.273
Silicate (umol/l): 3.177 - 3.177
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 50 - 76
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Conus milneedwardsi
Conus milneedwardsi, known to collectors as the "Glory of India", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 46 mm and 185 mm. This species has a rather thin and slender shell with a smooth surface, an acuminate Spire and an angulate shoulder. The color of the shell is white with two chocolate spiral bands on the body whorl. This body whorl shows a pattern of axial reddish brown reticulated lines forming white triangles or quadrangular markings.
Distribution
This marine species occurs along the African coast from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to the Red Sea
The subspecies C. m. clytospira Melvill & Standen, 1899 occurs from Pakistan to India and Sri Lanka, C. m. lemuriensis Wils & Delsaerdt, 1989 in the Indian ocean along Réunion and Mauritius.
References
- ^ Jousseaume, F., 1894. Diagnose des Coquilles de Nouveaux Mollusques. Bulletin Société Philomathique de Paris, ser 8 vol. 6: 98 -105
- ^ a b Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 July 2011.
- Schmidt, W. & O. Bellec (1994). Findings of some uncommon sea-shells off Madagascar. African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and Fisheries 5(1): 63 - 66.
- 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. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Abapertural view
Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, F.P., 1894
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