{"product_id":"conidae-conus-lividus-32-48-mm-sharpe-shells-specimens","title":"Conidae Conus Lividus  - 32 - 48 mm - Sharpe Shells Specimens","description":"\u003cp\u003eConidae Conus Lividus  - 32 - 48 mm \u003cbr\u003eHwass in Brugu’ere, 1792\u003cbr\u003e7 in stock from North Queensland, Kue Bay Okinawa, Zanzbar,  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModerately small to moderately large, moderately solid to moderately heavy. Last whorl conical to broadly conical; outline almost straight, somewhat convex within adapical fourth. Shoulder angulate, strongly to weakly tuberculate; tubercles occasionally obsolete. Spire of low to moderate height, outline straight to slightly concave. Last whorl with often variably granulose spiral ribs above the base, sometimes to centre. Last whorl light olive or yellowish brown with narrow white spiral bands at centre and below shoulder that may be suffused with bluish-grey or rose. Base dark purple. Apex usually pink. Later spire whorls and shoulder white, occasionally suffused with bluish grey or pale orangish violet. Aperture deep purple-violet behind a narrow orange-brown margin, with pale bands at centre and below shoulder.\u003cbr\u003eCone Collector's Guide: http:\/\/theconecollector.com\/checklist\/Pages\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConus  lividus   Hwass in Bruguiere,  1792\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictures:\u003cbr\u003ePicture Link: Lectotype in MHNG Mike Filmer\u003cbr\u003ePicture Link: Paul Kersten\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRadula Picture: Manuel Tenorio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in: Encyc. Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers. Vol. 1,  p. 630\u003cbr\u003eOcean geography: Indo-Pacific\u003cbr\u003eType Locality: Antilles [erroneous]\u003cbr\u003eType Data: Lectotype in MHNG deposited and catalogued\u003cbr\u003eType Size: 43 x 26 mm\u003cbr\u003eNomenclature: An available name\u003cbr\u003eTaxonomy: A valid species\u003cbr\u003eCurrent Group Names:-\u003cbr\u003eFamily:-CONIDAE SubFamily:-PUNCTICULIINAE\u003cbr\u003eGenus:-Lividoconus Species:-lividus\u003cbr\u003eSynonyms:- monachos Röding, 1798; plebejus Link, 1807; fasciata Menke, 1828; detritus Menke, 1830; primula Reeve, 1849;\u003cbr\u003eGeographic Range:-Indo-W.  Pacific\u003cbr\u003eHabitat:-Infrequently intertidal, common on subtidal coral reef platforms. C. lividus occupies diverse microhabitats: sand patches and pockets, coral rubble with and without sand, reef limestone with algal turf, bare reef limestone, dead coral heads, and beach rock .\u003cbr\u003eDescription:-Source Living Conidae\u003cbr\u003eModerately small to moderately large, moderately solid to moderately heavy. Last whorl conical to broadly conical; outline almost straight, somewhat convex within adapical fourth. Shoulder angulate, strongly to weakly tuberculate; tubercles occasionally obsolete. Spire of low to moderate height, outline straight to slightly concave. Larval shell of about 4 whorls. Postnuclear spire whorls tuberculate. Teleoconch sutural ramps flat, with 2 increasing to 4 spiral grooves. Last whorl with often variably granulose spiral ribs above the base, sometimes to centre.\u003cbr\u003eLast whorl light olive or yellowish brown with narrow white spiral bands at centre and below shoulder that may be suffused with bluish-grey or rose. Base dark purple. Apex usually pink; larval shell yellow (Hawaii; Perron, 1981a). Later spire whorls and shoulder white, occasionally suffused with bluish grey or pale orangish violet. Aperture deep purple-violet behind a narrow orange-brown margin, with pale bands at centre and below shoulder.\u003cbr\u003eShell Morphometry\u003cbr\u003eL 30-81 mm\u003cbr\u003eRW 0.20-0.94 g\/mm\u003cbr\u003e(L 30-70mm)\u003cbr\u003eRD 0.59-0.73\u003cbr\u003ePMD 0.87-0.93\u003cbr\u003eRSH 0.06-0.20\u003cbr\u003eDiscussion:-C. lividus differs in its somewhat larger maximum size, strictly conical last whorl and in its immaculate later sutural ramps. The pale central band on the last whorl and within the aperture characteristic of C. lividus is faint or totally absent in C. sanguinolentus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInformation from https:\/\/www.seqshells.com\/seqdetails.php?sequuid=C875B56B-289E-41A9-9173-56E56CAAB078\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther https:\/\/conchology.be\/?t=263\u0026amp;family=CONIDAE%20CONINAE\u0026amp;fullspecies=Conus%20%28Lividoconus%29%20%20flavidus\u0026amp;shellID=632 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HermitCrabShells.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47805528178914,"sku":"SSS-C00001","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/8535\/3640\/files\/aa259c87-308d-44fa-86e6-fdbf83cd7911.jpg?v=1778878319","url":"https:\/\/hermitcrabshells.ca\/products\/conidae-conus-lividus-32-48-mm-sharpe-shells-specimens","provider":"HermitCrabShells.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}