Conus pertusus Hwass in bruguière, 1792
In 2013, a subspecie have been described as : Rhizoconus pertusus elodieallaryae (Cossignani, 2013)
(White spoting on the spire shall make the difference, as C. pertusus do not show is particularity)
| Rareté : | Assez Rare |
| Habitat : | Espèce vivant à l'extérieur du récif barrière ainsi que dans le lagon à partir de 10m. Le jour il est caché dans les coraux vivants. |
| Discussion : | Très belle espèce d'assez petite taille assez difficile à obtenir GEM. |
| Taille moyenne : | 30-35 mm |
| Rarity : | Moderately Rare |
| Habitat : | This species lives either on the external slope or on lagoon pinnacles and passes. His habitat starts around 10 meters of water. |
| Discussion : | This very nice red species is often scratched and still hard to find as it is collected almost always at night (during daytime it hides in live corals). |
| Average size : | 30-35 mm |
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PHOTO CREDIT : MICHEL BALLETON, 2013
