Conus (Purpuriconus) beddomei  Sowerby iii, 1901

Common Name

"Beddome’s Cone"

Status

Status disputed. According to Filmer : “Although a junior synonym of C. ziczac, >C. ziczac should take precedence (nomen protectum)., it is a subspecies of C. archetypus. According to J. Tucker Pers. (Comm.) it should be renamed: C. ziczac Mühlfeld 1816; See there.

Type Locality

West Indies, restricted (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils) to Grenadines, Lesser Antilles

Distribution

Caribbean

Maximum Reported Size

31 mm

Description

Unkown.

Habitat & Habits

Inhabits low-profile reefs from 1-20 meters.

References

Radular Morphology


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