CONIDAE / Conus pretiosus
 

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Conus (Phasmoconus) pretiosus  G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874 

Trawled by fishermen at 15 to 20 meters
depth; Off Keelakarai, Tamil Nadu, India;
December 2010

ID 5738: 76.1 mm, F++

nice pattern; a  chip on lip

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