Conus (Varioconus) aemulus Reeve, 1844
Common Name
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Status
Regarded as a valid species.
Type Locality
Mussulo Bay, Angola
Distribution
Angola
Maximum Reported Size
51 mm
Description
Shell of medium size, moderately light, the last whorl broadly and ventricosely conical, shoulder subangulated. Outline convex at adapical half and straight below. Spire moderately high. Sutural ramps flat to slightly concave with fine axial growth lines. Last whorl smooth and dull with a few grooves at base.
Ground colour of the shell bluish white, with brown bands of different width at shoulder, above center and at base and with numerous spiral rows of brown dots, often alternating with white dashes or dots; some specimens are uniformly brown and even bluish specimens occur. Aperture white to light violet.
Aperture: relatively small tooth, of vermivorous type. The apical portion about half the length of the radular tooth. A single row of small teeth.
References
- Reeve, L. A., 1844. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, 1.
Radular Morphology
Corimba, Luanda, Angola - Image courtesy of Emilio Rolán
