Conus (Dalliconus) armiger  Crosse, 1858

Common Name

"Armored Cone"

Status

Regarded as a valid species.

Type Locality

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Distribution

Caribbean, USA: West Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula, Colombia, Barbados, Suriname

Maximum Reported Size

45 mm

Description

Nodules are usually well developed at the spire; body whorl has pustulate ridges and sulci; almost no colouration but if present limited to spiral rows of small brown spots associated with the ridges; spire has brown crescent shaped markings that reach from suture to shoulder angle and are regular spaced (Info Pers. Comm. (Kersten) J. Tucker).

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