Hello,
I'm not a cone expert, but seeing thousands of them, here my humble opinion:
C. terminus in general comes from Sri Lanka, and it is definitely different
from C. gubernator, with a range restricted tot he western part of the
Indian Ocean.
About the validity of the name: I' didn't check the original description.
But both taxa are different for sure.
Guido
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