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Coronated Cone

Conus coronatus Gmelin 1791

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Small, squat heavy shell, up to 4 cm, with slight nodules on shoulders of whorls. Colour light, mottled pinkish-blue with brown dots and blotches. Aperture purple-brown. Habitat: in shallow water, often under boulders. Distribution: Indo-pacific (Richmond, 1997).
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bibliographic citation
Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
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Edward Vanden Berghe [email]