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Conidae : Mayotte

Authors : Norbert Verneau, Matthias Deuss & David Touitou, november 2013
Last update : 05th January 2014
 

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Many more informations may be found In the recent publication "MOLLUSQUES DE MAYOTTE"
by Matthias Deuss, George Richard, Norbert Verneau :

 

A. ICONOGRAPHY

 

 The thumbs below do not fit to the real scale of the shells as some
would be too small or to big if we respect sizes in %

GENRE/GENUS CONUS

All shells displayed in this article come from Mayotte and were found by authors, excepted :

Conus barthelemyi from Jean-Pierre Arnaud

(**) Conus convolutus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 taxon have been chosen in the book but could be related also to Conus omaria Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (and so Conus omaria f. convolutus).

 

 

C. achatinus
C. acutangulus
C. archiepiscopus
C. arenatus
C. aristophanes
C. augur

 

 

 

C. aulicus
C. auricomus
C. balteatus
C. bandanus
C. barthelemyi
C. betulinus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. canonicus
C. capitaneus 
 C. catus
 C. ceylanensis
 C. chaldeus
 C. circumactus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. consors
C. convolutus (**)
C. corallinus
C. coronatus
C. cylindraceus
C. distans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. ebraeus
C. episcopatus
C. figulinus
C. flavidus
C. frigidus
C. fuscatus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. geographus
C. gubernator
C. imperialis
C. judaeus
C. legatus
C. leopardus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. litteratus
C. litoglyphus
C. lividus
C. maldivus
C. miles
 C. miliaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 C. mitratus
C. moreleti
C. muriculatus
C. namocanus
C. nanus
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. nucleus
C. nussatella
C. obscurus
C. parvatus
C. parvulus
C. paulucciae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. pennaceus
C. pertusus
C. pertusus
C. pulicarius
C. quercinus
C. rattus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. retifer
C. sanguinolentus
C. sponsalis
C. striatellus
C. striatus
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. sugillatus
C. tenuistriatus
C. terebra
C. tessulatus
C. tulipa
C. varius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. vexillum
C. violaceus
C. virgo
C. zeylanicus
 
C. sp. aff. sapphirostoma
(1)

(1) Comment from John K Tucker : The specimen that you identify as C. sp. aff. sapphirostoma, looks like Pionoconus atimovatae Bozzetti, 2012. Described from Madagascar. Bozzetti's specimen is probably a juvenile P. achatinus. Yours could be an achatinus or even possibly a juvenile P. barthelemyi. I attach an image of the atimovatae holotype. The specimen in 21.4 mm long.


Photo credit : Mr Bozzetti.

EDIT(05/january/2014): John K Tucker is right, Norbert have found this month another small shell that should be a young Conus achatinus and makes the link between our C. sp. aff. sapphirostoma. See image below :

B. DATA ON HABITAT, SIZE, RARITY & FORMS

 

Rarity : VC (Very Common) C (common) UC (Uncommon) R (Rare) VR (Very Rare) E (Exceptionnal)
Depth : IT (Intertidal 0-5m) SW (Shallow water 5-10m) MDW (Moderately Deep water 10-30m) DW (Deep Water 30m-60m)
VDW (Very Deep Water 60-100m) DR (Dredged >100m) F(Only found in Fishes stomach)
Size : average adult size, in mm (millimeters)
Habitat : L(Lagoon) R(Reef) LP(Lagoon Pinnacles) OL(Outer Slope) S(Shore reef)
Areas : SANDY-LIVE CORAL-CORAL DEBRIS-ROCKY-WEEDY-MUDDY-HARD REEF

The work below have been made by Norbert Verneau

Name of species
Local subspecie/form
Size
(mm)
Rarity
Depth
Habitat/Areas
Comments
C. achatinus
60 
 VR
 SW
L,R / SANDY
ONLY ONE
C. acutangulus
 21
 E
 MDW
OL /  SANDY
 ONLY TWO, DEAD
C. archiepiscopus
 50/54
 E
 UNKNOWN
 UNKNOWN
 
C. arenatus bizona
 30/52
 VC
 IT / SW
L / SANDY,  WEEDY
 
C. aristophanes
20/28
 UC
 IT
R, SR / ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. augur
50/82
 UC
 IT
 L / SANDY, WEEDY
 
C. aulicus
 53/101
 VR
 IT / SW
R /  SANDY
 
C. auricomus
 30/35
 VR
 SW
R /  SANDY
 
C. balteatus
 29
 VR
 IT
R /  CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. bandanus
20/70
UC
IT / SW
L, R / SANDY, WEEDY
 
C. barthelemyi
55
E
DW
OL / SANDY
ONLY ONE, LIVE
C. betulinus
 35/100
C
IT
L,R / SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. canonicus
30/60
 C
IT / SW / MDW
 L,R,SR / SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. capitaneus
 36/63
 C
IT / SW / MDW
 L,R,SR,LP,OL / LIVE CORAL, CORAL DEBRIS, HARD REEF
 
C. catus
25/35
 UC
 IT / SW
L,R,SR / SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. ceylanensis
 10/20
VC
 IT
R,SR  / LIVE CORAL, ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. chaldaeus
25/33
 UC
 IT
R,SR  / ROCKY
 
C. connectens
 40/50
 R
IT,SW
 L,R,SR /  SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. consors
25/71
VR
 IT
L / SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. convolutus
40/55
R
 IT
L,SR /  SANDY, WEEDY
 
C. corallinus
 18/24
VR
 SW,MDW,DW
R,OL / 
 
C. coronatus
 20-33
 VC
 IT
R,SR /  ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. cylindraceus
 24
 R
 IT
R / 
 
C. distans
30/82
C
 IT, SW, MDW
 R, SR, LP / LIVE CORAL, CORAL DEBRIS, HARD REEF
 
C. ebraeus
5/39
VC
 IT
R, SR /  ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. episcopatus
30/70
UC
 IT
L, R, SR /  SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. figulinus
48
E
 UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
ONLY TWO, DEAD
C. flavidus
 30/52
VC
 IT, SW
L, R, SR / SANDY, WEEDY, ROCKY
 
C. frigidus
 40/42
R
 IT, SW
L, SR / SANDY, WEEDY, ROCKY
 
C. fuscatus
 20/64
 C
 IT, SW
L, R, SR / CORAL DEBRIS, SANDY, WEEDY, HARD REEF
 
C. geographus
62/107
R
 IT
L, R, SR / SANDY, LIVE CORAL
 
C. gubernator
 48/57
VR
 IT
R / SANDY
 
C. imperialis compactus
60/75
 R
 SW, MDW
L /  SANDY, WEEDY
 
C. judaeus
5/33
C
 IT
R, SR /  ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. legatus
35/40
E
 MDW, DW
OL /  SANDY
 
C. leopardus
50/144
 VC
 IT, SW, MDW
L, SR, R /  SANDY, MUDDY, WEEDY
 
C. litteratus
35/48
 C
 IT, SW, MDW
L, R, SR, OL / CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL, HARD REEF
 
C. litoglyphus
50/90
 C
 IT, SW
L, R, SR /  SANDY, WEEDY
 
C. lividus
28/50
 VC
 IT, SW, MDW
L, SR, R, LP /  SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS, MUDDY, WEEDY, HARD REEF, ROCKY
 
C. maldivus
 35/70
C
 IT, SW
L, R, SR / SANDY, CORAL DEBRIS, MUDDY, WEEDY
 
C. miles
 30/63
C
 IT, SW
 R, SR / LIVE CORAL, CORAL DEBRIS, HARD REEF
 
C. miliaris
 18/32
VC
 IT, SW
L, R, SR / ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. mitratus
20/28
VR
 IT
 R / SANDY
 
C. moreleti
30/36
 UC
 IT
L, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS, SANDY, WEEDY, HARD REEF
 
C. muriculatus
30
 E
 IT, SW
L / SANDY
 
C. namocanus
25/51
 C
 IT, SW
L, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS, MUDDY
 
C. nanus
 10/21
 VC
 IT, SW, MDW
L, SR, R / CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL, HARD REEF
 
C. nucleus

 

 22
 E
 SW
OL /  SANDY
 
C. nussatella
30/58
UC
  IT, SW
L, R, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. obscurus
29/32
 VR
 SW
R, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL, HARD REEF
 
C. parvatus
 10/23
VC
 IT
L, R, SR /  ROCKY, HARD REEF
 
C. parvulus
 30
 E
 SW
R / HARD REEF
 
C. paulucciae
40/53
 VR
 IT
 
 
C. pennaceus
 50
 E
 UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
 
C. pertusus
 20/47
 R
 MDW, DW
OL /  CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL
 
C. pulicarius
 12/36
 VR
 SW, MDW
L / SANDY
 
C. quercinus
 30/80
 C
 IT, SW, MDW
L /  SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. rattus
30/41
 C
 IT, SW, MDW
L, R, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL, HARD REEF
 
C. retifer
29/35
 E
 IT
R / UNKNOWN
 
C. sanguinolentus
 40/54
 UC
 IT, SW
 L, R, SR / SANDY, MUDDY, WEEDY
 
C. sponsalis
 15/21
UC
 IT
L, R, SR /  MUDDY, ROCKY
 
C. striatellus
 20/57
C
IT, SW, MDW
L, R, SR, OL / CORAL DEBRIS, LIVE CORAL, HARD REEF
 
C. striatus
 26/76
 VC
 IT, SW
L, R, SR / SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. sugillatus
 20/35
 C
IT, SW
L, R, SR /  SANDY, MUDDY, WEEDY
 
C. tenuistriatus
20/35
 VR
IT, SW
R, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. terebra
45/68
 UC
IT, SW, MDW
R, SR /  CORAL DEBRIS, HARD REEF
 
C. tessulatus
 20/59
 VC
IT, SW, MDW
L /  SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. tulipa
 20/58
 UC
IT
L, R, SR /  SANDY, MUDDY
 
C. varius
 16/38
 C
IT, SW
L, R, SR /  SANDY, MUDDY, WEEDY, CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. vexillum
 16/96
 C
IT, MDW
R, SR, LP /  LIVE CORAL, SANDY
 
C. violaceus
 39/58
 R
IT, SW, MDW
R, SR / CORAL DEBRIS
 
C. virgo
 50/84
 VC
IT, SW, MDW
 L, R, SR / SANDY, MUDDY, WEEDY
 
C. zeylanicus
 15/32
 UC
IT, SW
 L, R / SANDY
 
C. sp. aff. sapphirostoma
 17/18
 E
 IT
 SR, LP / CORAL DEBRIS