About Conus lividus Hwass, 1792
Adult shells of Conus lividus Hwass, 1792 range in size from 25 mm to 81 mm. The moderate spire is coronated, depressed conical, with prominent nodules on the shoulders of the whorls. The lower half of the body whorl has widely spaced striae, which are sparsely granulous. Shell color ranges from light yellowish or fawn, and olivaceous to orange-brown. The spire's tubercles, a band below the shoulder, and a single central band on the body whorl are all white. The aperture is narrow and purple, with a faint white central band. Both the base and interior of the shell are violaceous. The epidermis is somewhat tufted, arranged in widely spaced revolving series. This cone snail has a very wide distribution. It occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, and the West Coast of South Africa. It is also found throughout the entire Pacific Ocean, and off the Australian coasts of New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. This species lives around rocks and coral reefs in shallow water.
