identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03835B7AE12CFF8665C3FA8576B9C838.text	03835B7AE12CFF8665C3FA8576B9C838.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conidae	<div><p>Family CONIDAE</p> <p>1 Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>2 Conus achatinus Gmelin</p> <p>3 Conus aculeiformis Reeve</p> <p>4 Conus acutangulus Lamarck</p> <p>5 Conus amadis Gmelin</p> <p>6 Conus araneosus (Lightfoot)</p> <p>7 Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière 8 Conus asiaticus da Motta</p> <p>9 Conus augur (Lightfoot)</p> <p>10 Conus aulicus Linnaeus</p> <p>11 Conus australis Holten</p> <p>12 Conus balteatus Sowerby</p> <p>13 Conus bandanus Hwass in Bruguière 14 Conus bayani Jousseaume</p> <p>15 Conus bengalensis (Okutani)</p> <p>16 Conus betulinus Linnaeus</p> <p>17 Conus biliosus Röding</p> <p>18 Conus boschi Clover</p> <p>19 Conus canonicus Hwass</p> <p>20 Conus capitaneus Linnaeus</p> <p>21 Conus caracteristicus Fischer</p> <p>22 Conus catus Hwass in Bruguière</p> <p>23 Conus chaldeus, (Roeding)</p> <p>24 Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguiere 25 Conus collisus Reeve</p> <p>26 Conus consors Sowerby</p> <p>27 Conus coromandelicus (Smith)</p> <p>28 Conus coronatus Gmelin</p> <p>29 Conus dictator Melvill</p> <p>30 Conus dispar Sowerby</p> <p>31 Conus distans Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>32 Conus ebraeus Linnaeus</p> <p>33 Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguiere 34 Conus edwardi Preston</p> <p>35 Conus elegans Sowerby</p> <p>36 Conus epicopus Hwass in Bruguière 37 Conus eucoronatus Sowerby</p> <p>38 Conus eximius Reeve</p> <p>39 Conus figulinus Linnaeus</p> <p>40 Conus flavidus Lamarck</p> <p>41 Conus frigidus Reeve</p> <p>42 Conus generalis Linnaeus</p> <p>43 Conus geographus Linnaeus</p> <p>44 Conus glans Hwass in Bruguière</p> <p>45 Conus glaucus Linnaeus</p> <p>46 Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguiere 47 Conus hyaena Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>48 Conus imperialis Linnaeus</p> <p>49 Conus insculptus Kiener</p> <p>50 Conus inscriptus Reeve</p> <p>51 Conus jonus Hwass in Bruguière</p> <p>52 Conus lentiginosus Reeve</p> <p>53 Conus leopardus Roeding</p> <p>54 Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguiere 55 Conus litteratus Linnaeus</p> <p>56 Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>57 Conus locumtenens Blumenbach</p> <p>58 Conus longurionis Kiener</p> <p>59 Conus loroisii Kiener</p> <p>60 Conus madagascariensis Sowerby</p> <p>61 Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguiere 62 Conus marmoreus Linnaeus</p> <p>63 Conus miles Linnaeus</p> <p>64 Conus milliaris Hwass in Bruguière 65 Conus milne edwardsi Jousseaume</p> <p>66 Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere 67 Conus monile Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>68 Conus mosonii Nevill</p> <p>69 Conus musicus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>70 Conus nobilis Linnaeus</p> <p>71 Conus nicobaricus Hwass in Bruguiere 72 Conus nussatella Linnaeus</p> <p>73 Conus pennaceus Born</p> <p>74 Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguiere 75 Conus praecellens Adams</p> <p>76 Conus pretiosus Nevill</p> <p>77 Conus quercinus (Lightfoot)</p> <p>78 Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>79 Conus striatus Linnaeus</p> <p>80 Conus striolatus Kiener</p> <p>81 Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>82 Conus suratensis Hwass in Bruguiere 83 Conus terebra Born</p> <p>84 Conus tessulatus Born</p> <p>85 Conus textile Linnaeus</p> <p>86 Conus tulipa Linnaeus</p> <p>87 Conus tuticorinensis Rockel &amp; Korn 88 Conus vexillum Gmelin</p> <p>89 Conus vimineus Reeve</p> <p>90 Conus violaceus Gmelin</p> <p>91 Conus virgo Linnaeus</p> <p>92 Conus zeylanicus Gmelin</p> <p>93 Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12CFF8665C3FA8576B9C838	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12DFF866618FE117076CBDA.text	03835B7AE12DFF866618FE117076CBDA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus abbas Hwass 1792	<div><p>1. Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig. 1) 1792. Cylinder abbas Hwass in Bruguière, Enc. Méth. 1:</p> <p>p. 750, no. 144. 1937. Conus abbreviata (variety textile Linnaeus) Dautzenberg.,</p> <p>Mem. Mus. Hist. nat. Belg. 2 (18): p. 255, not figured.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman - 03 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.00– 45.7.00; Diameter:</p> <p>15.20 –29.60; Aperture: 27.65 – 41.50</p> <p>Remarks: The shell is very similar to that of C. textile, but the shell is smaller, the reticulations much smaller, the longitudinal streaks rarely apparent, and the dark bands of Conus abbas occupy about the same positions as the lightest markings of Conus textile</p> <p>Distribution: Andaman Nicobar islands, South India. Elsewhere: East Africa, Java, Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12DFF866618FE117076CBDA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12DFF866618FB5C77FEC9FA.text	03835B7AE12DFF866618FB5C77FEC9FA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus achatinus Hwass	<div><p>2. Conus achatinus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig. 2)</p> <p>1792. Conus achatinus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 672, pl.330, fig.6.</p> <p>2003. Conus achatinus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 321.</p> <p>Material examined: Indian Seas - 10 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20-42.40; Diameter:</p> <p>18.30 – 24.60 Aperture: 27.10-38.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra. Elsewhere: Indian Ocean.</p> <p>Remarks: C. achatinus is similar to C. striolatus in shell characters</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12DFF866618FB5C77FEC9FA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12DFF866618FE76711ECE9C.text	03835B7AE12DFF866618FE76711ECE9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>Genus Conus Linnaeus, 1758</p> <p>1758. Conus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 712</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12DFF866618FE76711ECE9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12DFF81661BF93C7732CEEC.text	03835B7AE12DFF81661BF93C7732CEEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus aculeiformis Reeve	<div><p>3. Conus aculeiformis Reeve (Plate I fig. 3) 1843. Conus aculeiformis Reeve, Proc. zool. Soc. London: 176. 2007. Conus aculeiformis: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and</p> <p>Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 126, X, figs. 121 &amp; 122. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Malabar Coast - 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 31.50-36.30 Diameter:</p> <p>12.40-17.30 Aperture: 24.60-28.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12DFF81661BF93C7732CEEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FE217732CCB9.text	03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FE217732CCB9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus acutangulus Lamarck	<div><p>4. Conus acutangulus Lamarck (Plate I fig. 4)</p> <p>1810. Conus acutangulus Lamarck, Hist. Nat. Anim. Sans. Vert., 7: 498, sp. No., 121.</p> <p>2003. Conus acutangulus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 312, pl.83, figs.1-2.</p> <p>Material examined: 2 exs. from Station 246: 68-148 fms- Marine Survey.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.40 -36-50 Diameter:</p> <p>14.20 – 16.40 Aperture: 27.60- 33.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: This species appears to be rare and uncommon.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FE217732CCB9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FBFC75CDC90C.text	03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FBFC75CDC90C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus amadis Gmelin	<div><p>5. Conus amadis Gmelin (Plate I fig. 5)</p> <p>1791. Conus amadis Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed, 13: 3388.</p> <p>2003. Conus amadis: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 312, pl. 81, fig.6.</p> <p>Material examined: Andamans. 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.20–32.40 Diameter:</p> <p>15.30–19.20 Aperture: 28.10-34.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: China, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Persian Gulf, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: Very common, Conus amadis was found to be a common species. The colour pattern on the body whorl varied widely within populations.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12AFF8165C3FBFC75CDC90C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12AFF8165C3F98171F0CD66.text	03835B7AE12AFF8165C3F98171F0CD66.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus araneosus Hwass 1792	<div><p>6. Conus araneosus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig.6) 1786. Conus araneosus Hwass in Bruguiere, Dict., sp. no., 51. 2003. Conus araneosus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ.</p> <p>Paper No., 192: 312, pl.80, fig.4.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman, 02 exs. Tamil Nadu- 02</p> <p>exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.00-67.60 Diameter:</p> <p>14.50 – 28.40 Aperture: 16.10- 19.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: The specimens of C. araneosus will have elevated stepped spire, running one-fourth of the total shell length.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12AFF8165C3F98171F0CD66	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12AFF816605FD9877E9CB8F.text	03835B7AE12AFF816605FD9877E9CB8F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus arenatus Hwass 1792	<div><p>7. Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig. 7)</p> <p>1792. Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1(2): 621.</p> <p>2003. Conus arenatus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 313, pl. 81, fig.2.</p> <p>Material examined: Andamans- 11 exs. Indian seas- 6 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.60-40.10 Diameter:</p> <p>11.40-17.60 Aperture: 23.20-26.50</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: African coast, Australia, Fiji, Gulf of Aden, Japan, Malagasy, Mauritius, Mocambique, Seychelles.</p> <p>Remarks: The last whorl has widely spaced dark brown dots, as opposed to narrowly spaced dots reported by Kohn (1978).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12AFF816605FD9877E9CB8F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12AFF806605FB0374D6CE4E.text	03835B7AE12AFF806605FB0374D6CE4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus asiaticus da Motta	<div><p>8. Conus asiaticus da Motta (Plate I fig. 8)</p> <p>1985. Conus asiaticus da Motta, La Conchiglia, 17 (192-193). p.25</p> <p>1993. Conus lovellreevei, Massila, Gloria Maris, 22 (1): 3, pl. 1,</p> <p>figs. 4, 5</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.00–40.10 Diameter:</p> <p>15.30 –20.50 Aperture: 18.60 –24.80</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Japan to Philippines and Vietnam, Queensland</p> <p>Remarks: Conus asiaticus appears to be similar to that of C. inscriptus. It can be distinguished by the irregular yellowish brown axial streaks and blotches on its body whorl,</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12AFF806605FB0374D6CE4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FEC0772FCD81.text	03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FEC0772FCD81.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus augur Lightfoot	<div><p>9. Conus augur Lightfoot (Plate I fig. 9)</p> <p>1786. Conus augur Lightfoot, Cat. Port.Mus, 44, no. 1046. 1798. Cucullus pulverulentus Roeding, Mus. Bolten: 44, no.</p> <p>Material examined: Karnataka 6 exs.; Tamil Nadu 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.40-32.60 Diameter:</p> <p>12.10 – 14.50 Aperture: 10.60-14.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka</p> <p>Remarks: Conus augur is presumed to inhabit sand substrates. It appears to be rare on the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FEC0772FCD81	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FD0475ECCA28.text	03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FD0475ECCA28.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus aulicus Linnaeus	<div><p>10. Conus aulicus Linnaeus (Plate I fig. 10)</p> <p>1758. Conus aulicus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 717, no. 279</p> <p>2003. Conus aulicus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 313, pl. 79, fig.5.</p> <p>Material examined: Little Andaman - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 70.10-90.60 Diameter:</p> <p>45.40-61.60 Aperture: 65.70-78.20</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: African coast, Amirantes, China, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Mauritius, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka.</p> <p>Remarks: The occurrence of living specimens at shallow depths agrees with Kohn’s (2001) observation. Material present in ZSI as Regiconus aulicus (Linnaeus) bearing Reg No. M-17968/3 of 2 exs.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FD0475ECCA28	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FA6D70FCCE06.text	03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FA6D70FCCE06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus australis Holten	<div><p>11. Conus australis Holten (Plate I fig. 11)</p> <p>1802. Conus australis Holten, Enum. Syst. Conchyl.,: p. 39, no.87.</p> <p>1992. Conus gabryae Rockel &amp; Korn, Acta Conchyliorum, 3, 13–16, pl. 2, fig. 11–20.</p> <p>Material examined: 4 exs. From-Marine survey Sta. 146, 36 fms.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 36.30-39.20 Diameter:</p> <p>16.40-19.30 Aperture: 28.10-33.40</p> <p>Distribution: Kerala: Calicut. Tamil Nadu; Tranquebar and Pazhayar</p> <p>Remarks: Conus australis differs from other by having a strong, paired rib on the last whorl, weak spiral colour bands, predominant short axial lines and dashes, and a rather straight last whorl outline.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF8065E6FA6D70FCCE06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF806618FE7870BECCA2.text	03835B7AE12BFF806618FE7870BECCA2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus balteatus Sower	<div><p>12. Conus balteatus Sower by (Plate I fig. 12)</p> <p>1833. Rolaniconus balteatus Sowerby, Conch. Illus., pl. 37. fig. 58. 1877. Conus propingus Smith, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 19 (4): 222-231.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 2 exs. Andhra Pradesh – 2exs. Tamil Nadu. 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.10-44.20 Diameter:</p> <p>12.40-16.10 Aperture: 20.10-34.60</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Mascarenes, Mozambique and Samoa.</p> <p>Remarks: C. balteatus is similar to C. rattus. Shells differ only slightly from their morphometry, less pronounced sculpture and often subangulates shoulder, and they intergrade in all characters.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF806618FE7870BECCA2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF806618FBE470B6CAE5.text	03835B7AE12BFF806618FBE470B6CAE5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus bayani Jousseaume 1872	<div><p>13. Conus bayani Jousseaume (Plate II- fig. 13)</p> <p>1872. Conus bayani Jousseame, Rev. Mag. Zool., 2 (23): 200. pl.18. fig. 1.</p> <p>Material examined: Pondicherry- 2 exs. Tamil Nadu 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.50-30.20 Diameter:</p> <p>12.60 -18.40 Aperture: 19.10 -25.50</p> <p>Distribution: India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus bayani occurs frequently with C. amadis, C. monile and C. betulinus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF806618FBE470B6CAE5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE12BFF836618FA18768DCD30.text	03835B7AE12BFF836618FA18768DCD30.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus bengalensis (Okutani 1968)	<div><p>14. Conus bengalensis (Okutani) (Plate II-fig. 14)</p> <p>1968. Darioconus bengalensis Okutani, Venus, 26 (3&amp;4), p. 66, Pl. 7.</p> <p>1968. Conus insculptus (Kien): Subramanyam, Karandikar and Murti, J. Univ. Bombay, 21(3): 53, fig.158.</p> <p>1906. Conus (Rhizoconus) punctatus: Comber, J. Bombay nat Hist. Soc., 17: 213.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu- 4 exs. Measurements (in mm): Length: 60.30-90.20 Diameter:</p> <p>45.40-55.30 Aperture: 38.10-43.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Bay of Bengal, Elsewhere: W. Thailand; Taiwan to Philippines; Papua New Guinea, Australia and Fiji</p> <p>Remarks: Rockel et al., (1995) observed that the shells of C. bengalensis from southeast India differed from typical C. bengalensis in having a broader body whorl. However, the specimens from Gulf of Mannar had comparatively narrowly conical body whorl. Conus bengalensis is rare along the Tamil Nadu Coast. (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE12BFF836618FA18768DCD30	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE128FF8365C3FD7576A1CB86.text	03835B7AE128FF8365C3FD7576A1CB86.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus betulinus Linnaeus	<div><p>15. Conus betulinus Linnaeus (Plate II-fig. 15) 1758. Conus betulinus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10. 2007. Conus betulinus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya,</p> <p>Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, zool.Surv. India.</p> <p>5 (7): 126.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 2 exs. Andhra Pradesh- 4 exs. Pondicherry- 6 exs. Tamil Nadu 4 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.50-40.20 Diameter:</p> <p>12.60-27.40 Aperture: 19.10-27.70</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Pudhucherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: C. betulinus widely distributed from shallow inshore water to sand and sandy mud bottoms.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE128FF8365C3FD7576A1CB86	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE128FF8365C3FAF87600C9B6.text	03835B7AE128FF8365C3FAF87600C9B6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus biliosus (Roeding)	<div><p>16. Conus biliosus (Roeding) (Plate II fig. 16) 1798. Cucullus biliosus Röding, Mus. Bolten: 39, no. 489. 2007. Conus biliosus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and</p> <p>Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 127, XI, figs. 123 &amp; 124. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andhra Pradesh 2 exs; Goa-5 exs; Tamil Nadu- 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 36.20-50.40 Diameter:</p> <p>15.10-24.60 Aperture: 32.10-46.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: African coast, Persian Gulf.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE128FF8365C3FAF87600C9B6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE128FF836605FF2D7020CC7E.text	03835B7AE128FF836605FF2D7020CC7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus canonicus Hwass 1792	<div><p>17. Conus canonicus Hwass</p> <p>1792. Conus canonicus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 749.</p> <p>2000. Conus canonicus: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 160.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.20-40.10 Diameter:</p> <p>25.10-28.60 Aperture: 27.10-36.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Australia, Indonesia: Java, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Zanzibar.</p> <p>Remarks: Shell of Conus canonicus differs from C. textile by having chestnut or chocolate reticulations vivid coloration unique.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE128FF836605FF2D7020CC7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE128FF836605FCB07178CAC0.text	03835B7AE128FF836605FCB07178CAC0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus capitaneus Linnaeus	<div><p>18. Conus capitaneus Linnaeus (Plate II - fig. 17)</p> <p>1758. Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 713.</p> <p>2003. Conus capitaneus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 313, pl.80, fig.6.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.50 – 36.40 Diameter:</p> <p>14.30-19.00 Aperture: 24.40-28.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Australia, Indonesia Mauritius, New Caledonia, Philippines, Polynesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, New Zealand.</p> <p>Remarks: This species can be easily distinguished by the presence of spiral rows of coarse brown dots occur only at subshoulder area and centrally, and the spiral colour bands consistently lack dark brown axial strea.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE128FF836605FCB07178CAC0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE128FF826605FA457671CE4E.text	03835B7AE128FF826605FA457671CE4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus caracteristicus Fischer	<div><p>19. Conus caracteristicus Fischer (PlateII - fig. 18)</p> <p>1807. Conus caracteristicus Fischer, Mus.Demidoff., 9: 139.</p> <p>2000. Conus caracteristicus: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 161.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 8 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.50-36.40 Diameter:</p> <p>14.30-22.00 Aperture: 25.40-29.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo West Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: C. caracteristicus very rare and inhabits sandy bottoms at depths of 15-30 m depths.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE128FF826605FA457671CE4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF8265E6FEC076D6CC1B.text	03835B7AE129FF8265E6FEC076D6CC1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus cinereus Hwass 1792	<div><p>20. Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate II fig. 19)</p> <p>1792. Phasmoconus cinereus Hwass in Bruguière Enc. Meth. Vers. vol 1 (2) p.673.</p> <p>1847. Conus bernardii Kiener, Icon. des coq. viv. Vol. 2. pp. 104- 106, pls. 4,6.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 17.60-24.30 Diameter:</p> <p>10.10 -13.50 Aperture: 13.50-15.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu Elsewhere: Maldives, Philippines</p> <p>Remarks: Conus cinereus differs from Conus stramineus with columella more peculiarly attenuated towards the base.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF8265E6FEC076D6CC1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF8265E6FC9F76E3CAA0.text	03835B7AE129FF8265E6FC9F76E3CAA0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus coromandelicus (Smith)	<div><p>21. Conus coromandelicus (Smith) (Plate II fig. 20)</p> <p>1894. Conus coromandelicus Smith, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (6) 14: 159, pl.4, figs, 1-2. Type locality: Coromandel coast, types: NZC, ZSI.</p> <p>2003. Conus coromandelicus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 314, pl.63, fig.1.</p> <p>Material examined: 10 exs. Bay of Bengal, 68 fms-Station. 169 fms; Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20-42.40 Diameter:</p> <p>26.50-28.50 Aperture: 27.40-39.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Gulf of Arabia. Sri Lanka</p> <p>Remarks: C.coromandelicus is the only recent species placed in the genus Conorbis. Included this genus in the Conidae, because partial resorbtion of inner walls, a hallmark of Conus, also occurs in Conorbis (Kohn, 1978, 1990).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF8265E6FC9F76E3CAA0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF8265E6F9E57001CE80.text	03835B7AE129FF8265E6F9E57001CE80.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus coronatus Gmelin	<div><p>22. Conus coronatus Gmelin (Plate II fig. 21) 1791. Conus coronatus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed. 13: 3389, no. 39. 2004. Conus coronatus: Rao, Maitra, Barua and Ramakrishna,</p> <p>Fauna of Gujarat, State Fauna series, 8 (2): 320. Zool.</p> <p>Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu- Hare island- 8 exs. Kurusadai island- 4 exs. Kavaratti – Lakshadeep- 4exs., Minicoy Island- 3 exs. Port Blair- Andaman- 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 35.20-48.30 Diameter:</p> <p>24.10-27.50 Aperture: 29.60-37.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman, Tamil Nadu Gujarat, Maharashtra</p> <p>Remarks: Conus coronatus is a rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF8265E6F9E57001CE80	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF826618FE057781CCF3.text	03835B7AE129FF826618FE057781CCF3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus dictator Melvill 1898	<div><p>23. Conus dictator Melvill</p> <p>1898. Conus dictator Melvill, Mem. Proc. Manchester Lit &amp; Phil. Soc., 9-10, pl. 1, fig. 10.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al, 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: Rameswaram- Tamil Nadu.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus dictator may be distinguished from C. lentiginosus by the presence of more convex and broader body whorl, with weak tuberculation on the spire whorls.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF826618FE057781CCF3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF826618FC377025CA28.text	03835B7AE129FF826618FC377025CA28.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus dispar Sowerby	<div><p>24. Conus dispar Sowerby</p> <p>1833. Conus dispar Sowerby, Conch. Illustr., fig. 57.</p> <p>1952. Conus dispar: Satyamurti, Bull. Madras Govt. Mus. New Ser. (Nat. Hist), 1 (2): 207.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: New Zealand</p> <p>Remarks: The shell is white, marked with brown spots and markings disposed in spiral bands, close-set and less distinctly pitted.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF826618FC377025CA28	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE129FF8D6618FA6D75ABCE4E.text	03835B7AE129FF8D6618FA6D75ABCE4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus distans Hwass 1792	<div><p>25. Conus distans Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>1792. Conus distans Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 634.</p> <p>2003. Conus distans: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 314, pl.80, fig.5.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands 11 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 86.30-105.20; Diameter:</p> <p>37.20-58.60; Aperture: 79.10-89.60</p> <p>Remarks: The base of the body whorl is stained with blackish violet. The spire is convexly exerted and apex is characteristically and flatly truncated.</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: New Zealand.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE129FF8D6618FA6D75ABCE4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FEC07732CC3C.text	03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FEC07732CC3C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus ebraeus Linnaeus	<div><p>26. Conus ebraeus Linnaeus (Plate II fig. 22)</p> <p>1758. Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 715, no. 268.</p> <p>2003. Conus ebraeus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 315, pl.82, fig.1.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 7 exs., Kerala - 2 exs., Tamil Nadu- 6 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.50-30.20; Diameter:</p> <p>11.30-14.50; Aperture 18.40-27.10.</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Amirantes, Seychelles, Gulf of Aden, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, and New Zealand.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus ebraeus appears to be a very rare species.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FEC07732CC3C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FC717732CAE7.text	03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FC717732CAE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus eburneus Hwass 1792	<div><p>27. Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate II fig. 23)</p> <p>1792. Conus eburneus Hwass in Bruguière, Encyc. Méth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 640–641, no. 89.</p> <p>2007. Conus eburneus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, Zool. Surv. India. 5 (7): 127.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 11 exs. Andhra Pradesh- 2 exs; Kerala- 3 exs. Lakshadweep-4exs</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 34.10-39.60 Diameter:</p> <p>21.50-26.40 Aperture: 30.00-33.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Amirantes, Seychelles, Gulf of Aden, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Japan, New Zealand.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FC717732CAE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FA1B7796CEBE.text	03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FA1B7796CEBE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus elegans Sowerby	<div><p>28. Conus elegans Sowerby (Plate II fig. 24)</p> <p>1901. Conus elegans Sowerby, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1901: 334.</p> <p>2003. Conus elegans: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 315, pl.83, fig.3.</p> <p>Material examined: Andhra Pradesh- 3 ex. Kavaratti- Lakshadeep- 1 ex.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 29.10-34.60 Diameter:</p> <p>14.70-17.10 Aperture: 22.10-24.60.</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh. Elsewhere: Indian Ocean.</p> <p>Remarks: C.elegans can be differentiated from C.aculeiformis with the last whorl encircled with rows of orange to brown dots, irregular blotches and axial streaks, often forming interrupted spiral bands below shoulder and on both sides of centre.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8D65C3FA1B7796CEBE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8D6605FDF37016CCE9.text	03835B7AE126FF8D6605FDF37016CCE9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus eucoronatus Sowerby	<div><p>29. Conus eucoronatus Sowerby</p> <p>1903. Conus eucoronatus Sowerby, Mar. Invest. South Africa., p.</p> <p>217, pl.3, fig. 9.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka, Somalia</p> <p>Remarks: Conus eucoronatus is a rare deep water species of Conus known for its unique shape, sculpture and pattern (Rockel et al., 1995).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8D6605FDF37016CCE9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8D6605FC2C7190C95E.text	03835B7AE126FF8D6605FC2C7190C95E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus eximius Reeve	<div><p>30. Conus eximius Reeve (Plate III fig. 25)</p> <p>1849. Conus eximius Reeve, Conch. Icon (1): 103</p> <p>1884. Conus eximius Tryon, Manual of conch. 1 (6): 134.</p> <p>Material examined: Andhra Pradesh, 3 exs. Pondicherry-2</p> <p>exs., Tamil Nadu 6 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.20-48.40; Diameter:</p> <p>17.40-21.60; Aperture: 24.10-29.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh. Elsewhere: Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan.</p> <p>Remarks: C. eximius is most similar to C. lentiginosus, but differs in its less concave spire outline, often more prominent spiral sculpture and in the absence of brown axial flames.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8D6605FC2C7190C95E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE126FF8C6605F9D07512CDD4.text	03835B7AE126FF8C6605F9D07512CDD4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus figulinus Linnaeus	<div><p>31. Conus figulinus Linnaeus (Plate III fig. 26) 1758. Conus figulinus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 718. 2007. Conusfigulinus:Ramkrishna,Dey,Barua and Mukhopadhya,</p> <p>Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 128. Zool.</p> <p>Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 4 exs. Andhra Pradesh 3 exs. Maharashtra, 2 exs. Pudhucherry, 6 exs. Tamil Nadu, 4exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 20.20-40.40; Diameter:</p> <p>12.60-22.60; Aperture: 18.10-28.20.</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,Pudhucherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Reunion, Amirantes, Seychelles,Persian Gulf, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, China.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus figulinus is often mistaken for C. loroisii because of its similar shape, especially if the periostracum is intact. However, the absence of distinct brown spiral lines on the last whorl of C. loroisii distinguishes it from C. figulinus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE126FF8C6605F9D07512CDD4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE127FF8C65E6FB3375EDC804.text	03835B7AE127FF8C65E6FB3375EDC804.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus frigidus Reeve	<div><p>33. Conus frigidus Reeve (Plate III fig. 27)</p> <p>1848. Conus frigidus Reeve, Conch. Icon., 1 Conus suppl., pl. 3, no. 284.</p> <p>1873. Conus maltzanianus Weinkauff, Syst. Conch. Cab., p. 204, pl. 32, figs. 3–6.</p> <p>Material examined: Gujarat, 2 exs. Tamil Nadu 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 36.00-45.10 Diameter:</p> <p>13.00-16.50 Aperture: 19.30-24.50</p> <p>Distribution: India: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: This species can be confused with C. flavidus due to its similar colouration and morphology, but it appears somewhat larger in size, has a narrower, more conical and less convex-sided last whorl.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE127FF8C65E6FB3375EDC804	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE127FF8C6618FF2D71EACC2B.text	03835B7AE127FF8C6618FF2D71EACC2B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus geographus Linnaeus	<div><p>34. Conus geographus Linnaeus (Plate III fig. 28)</p> <p>1758. Conus geographus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 713.</p> <p>2003. Conus geographus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 316, pl.80, fig.6.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3 exs. Puducherry- 2 exs. Lakshadweep- 4 exs. Tamil Nadu- 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 56.40-78.10 Diameter:</p> <p>24.80-30.60 Aperture: 45.20-54.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: The species can be distinguished by its oblong, thin and inflated shell. It is stained with flesh colour. The spire is concave and slightly canaliculated. It is spirally striated and coroneted with rather prominent tubercles. The apex is rose tinted. This cone is as a dangerous species</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE127FF8C6618FF2D71EACC2B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE127FF8C6618FC6F77F8C952.text	03835B7AE127FF8C6618FC6F77F8C952.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus glaucus Linnaeus 1758	<div><p>35. Conus glaucus Linnaeus (Plate III fig. 29)</p> <p>1758. Dendroconus glaucus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin edit.), p. 3382.</p> <p>1884. Conus glaucus Tryon, Man. Conch. (6): 131.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobbar islands 3 exs., Tamil Nadu 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 44.10–77.30 Diameter:</p> <p>31.80–36.20 Aperture: 43.20–55.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Amboyna, Isles of France, Batavia, China, East Indian Ocean, Moluccas, Philippines, Madagascar.</p> <p>Remarks: The grey colour of this shell is most striking characteristic; the dwarf varieties look alike of the Conus betulinus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE127FF8C6618FC6F77F8C952	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE127FF8F6618F9D475F4CEC7.text	03835B7AE127FF8F6618F9D475F4CEC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus gubernator Hwass 1792	<div><p>36. Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate III fig. 30)</p> <p>1792. Conus gubernator Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1 (2): 727, pl.340.</p> <p>1952. Conus gubernator: Satyamurti, Bull. Madras Govt. Mus. New Ser. (Nat. Hist), 1 (2): 212, 21, fig.2.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.50 - 40.30 Diameter:</p> <p>18.20 – 32.40 Aperture: 24.40 - 36.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific; Laccadives. Madagascar, Maldives, Mascarenes Somalia, Seychelles</p> <p>Remarks: Conus gubernator appears to be a rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE127FF8F6618F9D475F4CEC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FE3B74DCCB23.text	03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FE3B74DCCB23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus hyaena Hwass 1792	<div><p>37. Conus hyaena Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate III fig. 31)</p> <p>1844. Conus mutabilis Reeve, Conch. Icon., 1: Conus sp. No., 249, pl. 45, fig. 249.</p> <p>2007. Conus mutabilis: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 129. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Maharashtra - 9 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 34.20-38.10 Diameter:</p> <p>16.50 -19.30 Aperture:29.30-32.60</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharshtra, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Boroneo, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka.</p> <p>Remarks: C. biliosus differs from C. hyaena in its tuberculate, straight last whorl outline and angulate shoulder as well as with convex outline and subangulate shoulder.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FE3B74DCCB23	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FB677681C992.text	03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FB677681C992.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus imperialis Linnaeus	<div><p>38. Conus imperialis Linnaeus</p> <p>1758. Conus imperialis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 712. No. 251.</p> <p>1970. Conus imperialis compactus Wils, Familie Conidae., 8, 12, pl. 2, fig. 7</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.00-36.10 Diameter:</p> <p>14.50 -16.30 Aperture:24.30-29.60</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo -Pacific Conus imperialis has not been previously reported from India.</p> <p>Remarks: C. imperialis is most similar to C. zonatus, but it can be differentiated by the weaker shoulder tubercles and sometimes have relatively broader last whorls</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE124FF8F65C3FB677681C992	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE124FF8F65C3F9147013CC5E.text	03835B7AE124FF8F65C3F9147013CC5E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus inscriptus Reeve	<div><p>39. Conus inscriptus Reeve (Plate III fig. 32)</p> <p>1843. Conus inscriptus Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 29, no. 164 (locality unknown).</p> <p>2007. Conus inscriptus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 129. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman 4 exs, Andhra Pradesh 3 exs. Odisha 2 exs. Marine survey: Station. 123, Off Calicut, 45 fms. 38 exs. Station. 295, 37-40 fms. 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.30–30.60 Diameter:</p> <p>10.30 –20.50 Aperture: 18.60 –24.80</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: African coast, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia.</p> <p>Remarks: Common.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE124FF8F65C3F9147013CC5E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE124FF8F6605FCD37038CAC7.text	03835B7AE124FF8F6605FCD37038CAC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus lentiginosus Reeve	<div><p>40. Conus lentiginosus Reeve (Plate III fig. 33) 1849. Conus lentiginosus Reeve, Conch. Icon., pl. 44, no. 245. 2007. Conus lentiginosus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and</p> <p>Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 129. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andhra Pradesh- 2 exs. Gujarat- 3</p> <p>exs, Maharshatra 4 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.90- 34.70 Diameter:</p> <p>15.40-19.30 Aperture: 24.20- 29.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharshatra. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: The first record of this species from India was by Reeve (1843) off Bombay, also reported one specimen of C. lentiginosus deposited in the ZSI as dredged off Vizhagapattinam.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE124FF8F6605FCD37038CAC7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE124FF8F6605FA3A77ECC83F.text	03835B7AE124FF8F6605FA3A77ECC83F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus leopardus Roeding	<div><p>41. Conus leopardus Roeding (Plate III fig. 34)</p> <p>1798. Conus leopardus Röeding, Mus. Bolten 2: 41, no. 520.</p> <p>1986. Conus millipunctatus: Tikader, Daniel and Subba Rao, Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Zool. Surv. India, p.173.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman 6 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 56.60–70.40 Diameter:</p> <p>30.20–46.90 Aperture 51.30–61.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Adaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Arabic Ocean.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE124FF8F6605FA3A77ECC83F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FF2D7569CC59.text	03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FF2D7569CC59.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus litoglyphus Hwass 1792	<div><p>42. Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate III fig. 35)</p> <p>1792. Conus litoglyphus Hwass in Bruguière, Hist. Nat. Vers, 1: 692.</p> <p>1874. Conus seychellensis Nevill &amp; Nevill, J. Asiatic. Soc. Bengal, 43. pt. 2. no. 1.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar- 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 34.60-39.50 Diameter:</p> <p>22.40-26.40 Aperture 28.60-31.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Adaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Indo Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: C. litoglyphus can be distinguished with the presence of white spiral bands with flames extending into the brown areas.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FF2D7569CC59	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FCDC7587CA2C.text	03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FCDC7587CA2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus litteratus Linnaeus	<div><p>43. Conus litteratus Linnaeus</p> <p>1758. Conus litteratus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 712.</p> <p>2003. Conus litteratus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 317, pl.82, fig.2.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 37.50 - 42.40 Diameter:</p> <p>22.40-26.70 Aperture: 33.00 -36.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Seychelles, Gulf of Aden, Indonesia, Philippines.</p> <p>Remarks: It bears close resemblance with Conus leopardus but differs in the absence of yellow bands and the presence of more numerous spots.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FCDC7587CA2C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FA617057CE9B.text	03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FA617057CE9B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus lividus Hwass 1792	<div><p>44. Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate III fig. 36)</p> <p>1792. Conus lividus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 630.</p> <p>2004. Conus lividus: Rao, Maitra, Barua and Ramakrishna, Fauna of Gujarat, State Fauna Series, 8 (2): 321. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman &amp; Nicobar islands 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 23.65-46.50; Diameter:</p> <p>14.70-28.50; Aperture: 21.20-41.30.</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.</p> <p>Elsewhere: African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Seychelles, Gulf of Aden, Indonesia, Philipines.</p> <p>Remarks: It exhibits variation in shell morphology, some of these specimens are without any tubercles and the granulations on the body whorl are not prominent or sometimes even absent.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF8E65E6FA617057CE9B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF8E6618FE1F71EACC9C.text	03835B7AE125FF8E6618FE1F71EACC9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus locumtenens Blumenbach	<div><p>45. Conus locumtenens Blumenbach</p> <p>1966. Conus locumtenens Blumenbach, Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 22: (5/6): 320.</p> <p>1998. Conus acuminatus: Apte, Indian Shells, Bombay nat. Hist. Soc., p.67, pl.VIII, fig.32.</p> <p>Material examined: Gujarat, 3 exs. Maharashtra, 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 35.00-40.30 Diameter:</p> <p>11.40-15.30 Aperture: 25.00-27.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Lakshadweep</p> <p>Remarks: Common species of sandy bottom near low tide.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF8E6618FE1F71EACC9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF8E6618FC117792CA2C.text	03835B7AE125FF8E6618FC117792CA2C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus longurionis Kiener	<div><p>46. Conus longurionis Kiener</p> <p>1845. Conus longurionis Kiener, Spec. Gen. Icon. des Coq.Viv., 2, p. 308. pl. 92, fig. 6.</p> <p>1982. Conus kantanganus da Motta, Seventeen New Cone Shell Names (Gastropoda: Conidae). 11–12, figs. 10a, b.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar. Elsewhere: Mozambique, Philippines, Taiwan. Tanzania, Thailand, Sri Lanka</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF8E6618FC117792CA2C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE125FF896618FA61765BCE06.text	03835B7AE125FF896618FA61765BCE06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus loroisii Kiener	<div><p>47. Conus loroisii Kiener</p> <p>1845. Conus loroisii Kiener, Spec. Gen. Icon. des Coq.Viv., 2, p. 91, pl. 65, fig. 1.</p> <p>1989. Conus huberorum da Motta, La Conchiglia, 21: 9–11, 2 text figs.</p> <p>Material examined: Andhra Pradesh 2 exs. Maharashtra, 2 exs. Tamil Nadu- 3exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.00-38.30 Diameter:</p> <p>14.40-16.30 Aperture: 10.00-13.10</p> <p>Distribution: India:AndhraPradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Java, Philippines, Sri Lanka.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus loroisii and C. figulinus appear similar, and both the species are sympatric in the northern Indian Ocean and Philippines and their specific characters either coincide or overlap as described previously.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE125FF896618FA61765BCE06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF8965C3FE7876F9CC32.text	03835B7AE122FF8965C3FE7876F9CC32.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus madagascariensis Sowerby	<div><p>48. Conus madagascariensis Sowerby (Plate IV fig. 37) 1858. Conus madagascariensis Sowerby, Thes. Conch. (3): 43, sp. 371, pl. 24, fig. 582</p> <p>Material examined: 03 exs. from Marine survey Indian seas.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 54.60- 68.50 Diameter:</p> <p>28.60 –34-40 Aperture: 42.10- 48.30</p> <p>Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Thailand</p> <p>Remarks: Conus madagascariensis can be distinguished from C. pennaceus by the presence of straight-sided apex and uniformly reticulate pattern on the body whorl.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF8965C3FE7876F9CC32	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF8965C3FC74750ECAC5.text	03835B7AE122FF8965C3FC74750ECAC5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus malacanus Hwass 1792	<div><p>49. Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>1792. Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguiere, Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 645, no. 43.</p> <p>1873. Conus cuneatus Sowerby, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p.146, pl. 15, fig. 5.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: New Guinea, Sri Lanka</p> <p>Remarks: Kohn (1978) stated that the distribution of C. malacanus is restricted to the east coast. It often occurs in the same habitat as like C. monile, C. bayani, C. amadis and C. betulinus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF8965C3FC74750ECAC5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF8965C3FA387035CE4D.text	03835B7AE122FF8965C3FA387035CE4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus marmoreus Linnaeus	<div><p>50. Conus marmoreus Linnaeus (Plate IV fig. 38)</p> <p>1758. Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 713.</p> <p>2003. Conus marmoreus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 317, pl.79, fig.2.</p> <p>Material examined: 02 exs from Marine survey- Indian seas.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 58.60- 82.50 Diameter:</p> <p>28.60 –39-40 Apl: 54.10- 78.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Reunion, Amirantes, Seychelles, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan.</p> <p>Remarks: This species is appears to be a rare species along the Indian Coast.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF8965C3FA387035CE4D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF896605FEC07014CC5F.text	03835B7AE122FF896605FEC07014CC5F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus miles Linnaeus	<div><p>51. Conus miles Linnaeus</p> <p>1758. Conus miles Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 713.</p> <p>2003. Conus miles: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper</p> <p>No., 192: 317, pl.79, fig.1.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 41.00-43.20 Diameter:</p> <p>22.50- 24.30 Aperture: 39.30-41.00</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Reunion, Amirantes, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, New Zealand.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF896605FEC07014CC5F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF896605FCD3709BCA07.text	03835B7AE122FF896605FCD3709BCA07.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus milne subsp. edwardsi Jousseaume	<div><p>52. Conus milne edwardsi Jousseaume</p> <p>1894. Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, 6 (8): 99.</p> <p>1989. Conus lemuriensis Wils &amp; Delsaerdt, Gloria Maris, 28 (6): 105-110, figs. 1-3, 7.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala. Elsewhere: Mauritius, Pakistan, Sri Lanka</p> <p>Remarks: Last whorl generally with reddish brown reticulated lines forming small to large triangular, quadrangular and round markings, and with similarly coloured triangular spots to variably shaped blotches concentrated in 2-3 spiral bands</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF896605FCD3709BCA07	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE122FF886605FA7B7570CE4D.text	03835B7AE122FF886605FA7B7570CE4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus mitratus Hwass 1792	<div><p>53. Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>1792. Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere, Ency. Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 738, no. 132</p> <p>1870. Conus mitratus var. pupaeformis Sowerby, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 256, pl. 22, fig. 2.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Malagasy, Indonesia, Philippines, China.</p> <p>Remarks: C. Mitratus resembles that of Conus cylindraceus in size and shape. It can be distinguished by its less glossy and less smooth last whorl with granulose spiral ribs or spiral rows of granules and the stronger spiral ribs on its sutural ramps.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE122FF886605FA7B7570CE4D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF8865E6FEC075AECC3F.text	03835B7AE123FF8865E6FEC075AECC3F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus monile Hwass 1792	<div><p>54. Conus monile. Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate IV fig. 39)</p> <p>1792. Conus monile Hwass in Bruguière, Enc. Meth. vers, 1 (2) p. 646. No. 45.</p> <p>1843. Conus monile Reeve, Conch.Icon.., 1. p.23. pl. 12. Sp.no.61. (Mus. Cuming).</p> <p>Materials examined: Andaman- 2 exs; Tamil Nadu - 4 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 65.40- 78.20; Diameter:</p> <p>32.10- 38.60; Aperture: 63.30-75.60</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Sri Lanka</p> <p>Remarks: Some specimens may have elevated spire and considerable variation in the colour pattern of the body whorl is also observed.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF8865E6FEC075AECC3F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF8865E6FC737720CA97.text	03835B7AE123FF8865E6FC737720CA97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus musicus Hwass 1792	<div><p>55. Conus musicus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>1792. Conus ceylanensis Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 636.</p> <p>2000. Conus ceylanensis: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 161.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu- 3 exs. Port Blair- Andaman- 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20- 45.30 Diameter:</p> <p>22.10 -25.40 Aperture: 27.30-36.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indian Ocean and Eastern Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: This species can be distinguished by the presence of more pronounced darker dotting and the markings between the tubercles are blackish brown in most shells.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF8865E6FC737720CA97	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF8865E6FA0B715FCE4D.text	03835B7AE123FF8865E6FA0B715FCE4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus nussatella Linnaeus	<div><p>56. Conus nussatella Linnaeus (Plate IV fig. 40)</p> <p>1758. Conus nussatella Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 716.</p> <p>2003. Conus nussatella: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 318, pl.82, fig.7.</p> <p>Material examined: 06 exs from Indaian Seas</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 50.20 -52.50; Diameter:</p> <p>21.40-23.50; Aperture: 47.60-49.20</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Tropical Indo West Pacific. Remarks: Although known to be present on both east and west coasts, this species appears to be very rare.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF8865E6FA0B715FCE4D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF886618FEC07104CC79.text	03835B7AE123FF886618FEC07104CC79.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus pennaceus Born 1778	<div><p>57. Conus pennaceus Born (Plate IV fig. 41)</p> <p>1778. Cone plumeux. Bom Mus. p. 167.t. 7. f. 14.</p> <p>1847. Conus stellatus Kiener, Icon. des coq. Viv. Vol. 2.p.107. pl 5.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman - 2 exs. Tamil Nadu (Tuticorin)- 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20-34.60 Diameter:</p> <p>18.50-19.50 Aperture: 26.10-29.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific</p> <p>Remarks: Shell look similar to that of C. textile, but differs in size of narrower and glossy appearance.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF886618FEC07104CC79	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF886618FCBC7119CA69.text	03835B7AE123FF886618FCBC7119CA69.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus pertusus Hwass 1792	<div><p>58. Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguiere</p> <p>1792. Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguière, Ency. Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 686, no. 75</p> <p>1817. Conus festivus Dillwyn, Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells, 1: 413, no. 116.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar). Elsewhere: Entire Indo pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: This species is probably restricted to the Gulf of Mannar and appears to be a rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast (Franklin et al., 2009).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF886618FCBC7119CA69	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE123FF8B6618FAAC759ECE62.text	03835B7AE123FF8B6618FAAC759ECE62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus praecellens Adams	<div><p>59. Conus praecellens Adams (Plate IV fig. 42)</p> <p>1854. Conus praecellens Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 119</p> <p>1870. Conus sowerbyi var. subaequalis Sowerby Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 257, pl. 22, fig. 5.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu - 2 ex.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 38.10–48.00 Diameter:</p> <p>19.00–25.50 Aperture: 22.00–24.20</p> <p>Distribution: India; Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Philippines, Somalia, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: C. praecellens appears to be an extremely rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast (Frnaklin et al., 2009). C. praecellens varies from C. acutangulus with very widely diameter and weakly sculptured last whorl with maculation of light brown.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE123FF8B6618FAAC759ECE62	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FEA476F5CCB4.text	03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FEA476F5CCB4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus pretiosus Nevill	<div><p>60. Conus pretiosus Nevill (Plate IV fig. 43)</p> <p>1778. Conus pretiosus G. and H. Nevill, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 43 (2): 22.</p> <p>Type locality: Andamans, Types in NZC, ZSI.</p> <p>1986. Conus pretiosus: Tikader, Daniel and Subba Rao, Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Zool. Surv. India, p.173.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands-2 exs; Tamil Nadu 1 ex.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 44.10–58.00 Diameter:</p> <p>19.00–24.50 Aperture: 39.00–43.20</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin, Keelakarai and Pamban of Bay of Bengal. Elsewhere: No records.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus pretiosus is extremely rare and probably restricted to Gulf of Mannar. (Franklin et al., 2009).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FEA476F5CCB4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FBE975CFC930.text	03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FBE975CFC930.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus quercinus (Lightfoot)	<div><p>61. Conus quercinus (Lightfoot)</p> <p>1786. Conus quercinus (Lightfoot), Cat. Portland. Mus., pl. 6, no. 1501.</p> <p>1966. Conus albonerosa Garrard, Journ. Mal. Soc. Aus. 11–12, pl. 1, fig. 1.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: Melvill &amp; Standen (1898) reported this species from the east coast of India (as ‘ C. ponderosus) without providing precise locality data. Kohn (1978) reported a museum specimen collected by Winckworth from Tuticorin. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: C. quercinus shells have obsolete spiral sculpture on the sutural ramps, a golden brown periostracum and an immaculate white colouration.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8B65C3FBE975CFC930	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8B65C3F97570DDCDF2.text	03835B7AE120FF8B65C3F97570DDCDF2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus rattus Hwass 1792	<div><p>62. Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate IV fig. 44)</p> <p>1792. Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiere, Ency. Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 700, no. 89.</p> <p>2000. Conus rattus: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 166.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 exs; Tamil Nadu 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 47.60–96.50 Diameter:</p> <p>24.40–48.60 Aperture: 45.10–91.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Reunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines</p> <p>Remarks: It differ from C. balteatus in spaced, weaker and usually granulose ribs around the last whorl, the apex is not reddish violet and the aperture is bluish to purple violet behind a orange-brown margin.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8B65C3F97570DDCDF2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8B6605FD347020CBA0.text	03835B7AE120FF8B6605FD347020CBA0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus striatus Linnaeus	<div><p>63. Conus striatus Linnaeus (Plate IV fig. 45)</p> <p>1758. Conus striatus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 716.</p> <p>2003. Conus striatus: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 319, pl.81, fig.10.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 47.60–56.50 Diameter:</p> <p>24.40–28.60 Aperture: 45.10–49.30</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Amirantes, Seychelles, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Australia, and New Zealand.</p> <p>Remarks: The bands contain solid, dashed or dotted darker spiral lines.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8B6605FD347020CBA0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8B6605FAE57024C99D.text	03835B7AE120FF8B6605FAE57024C99D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus striolatus Kiener	<div><p>64. Conus striolatus Kiener</p> <p>1845. Conus striolatus Kiener, Spec. Gen. Icon. Des Coq. Viv., 2.</p> <p>pl. 105, fig.</p> <p>1910. Conus magus var. decurtata Dautzenberg, J. conchyl., 58: 26.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature</p> <p>Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, Seychelles, Thailand, Taiwan.</p> <p>Remarks: First record in India by Franklin et.al (2009) and this species is found to be a rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8B6605FAE57024C99D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE120FF8A6605F9107630CD65.text	03835B7AE120FF8A6605F9107630CD65.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus suratensis Hwass 1792	<div><p>65. Conus suratensis Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate V fig. 46) 1792. Conus suratensis Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Hist.</p> <p>Nat. vers., p. 669. no. 63.</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu- 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 40.60–60.50 Diameter:</p> <p>24.40–42.60 Aperture: 38.10–55.30</p> <p>Distribution: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, New Guinea, Papua, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus suratensis is rare and reported from Cuddalore (Rockel et al., 1995).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE120FF8A6605F9107630CD65	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FD987508CB2F.text	03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FD987508CB2F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus terebra Born	<div><p>66. Conus terebra Born (Plate V fig. 47)</p> <p>1778. Conus terebra Born, Ind. Rer. Nat Mus. Caes. Vinod., p.131.</p> <p>2003. Conus terebra: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 319, pl.82, fig. 9.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 4exs. Tamil Nadu- 2exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 47.50-59.20 Diameter:</p> <p>20.10-25.00 Apereture; 45.20-54.00</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Malagasy, Reunion, Seychelles, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Timor, Amboina, Moluccas, Philippines, China, Australia, Society Island, Cooks Island.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FD987508CB2F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FB6375A0C850.text	03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FB6375A0C850.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus tessulatus Born	<div><p>67. Conus tessulatus Born (Plate V fig. 48)</p> <p>1778. Conus tessulatus Born, Ind. Rer. Nat Mus. Caes. Vinod., p.131.</p> <p>2000. Conus tessulatus: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 168.</p> <p>Material examined: 5 exs from Indian seas</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length 30.00 – 35.40; Width</p> <p>24.00–27.10; Aperture - 27.00-30.00</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Amirantes, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Japan.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus tessulatus occurs generally at with the large fishing harbours. Material present in ZSI as Lithoconus tessellatus.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE121FF8A65E6FB6375A0C850	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE121FF8A65E6F8D5700ECC2A.text	03835B7AE121FF8A65E6F8D5700ECC2A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus textile Linnaeus	<div><p>68. Conus textile Linnaeus (Plate V fig. 49)</p> <p>1758. Conus textile Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 717.</p> <p>2007. Conus textile: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 130. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3 exs. Andhra Pradesh (waltiar) 2 exs. Indian seas 8 exs. Maharashtra (Bombay) 3 exs. Puducherry- 2 exs. Tamil Nadu. 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length 33.10-39.80; Diameter</p> <p>10.50-14.40; Aperture-30.20-35.50</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Mocambique, Reunion, Amirantes, Seychelles, Persian Gulf, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Queensland.</p> <p>Remarks: Conus textile shows wide variations in shape and colour patterns.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE121FF8A65E6F8D5700ECC2A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE121FF8A6618FC6F70F0CABD.text	03835B7AE121FF8A6618FC6F70F0CABD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus tulipa Linnaeus	<div><p>69. Conus tulipa Linnaeus (Plate V fig. 50)</p> <p>1758. Conus tulipa Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 717.</p> <p>2003. Conus tulipa: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 320, pl.79, figs.9-10.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 6 exs. Lakshadweep 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.40-31.20 Diameter:</p> <p>19.30-21.60 Aperture: 25.10-28.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia.</p> <p>Remarks: It can be differentiated easily by the swollen and wider lower half of the aperture and dark brown maculations on the body whorl.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE121FF8A6618FC6F70F0CABD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE121FF956618F9F1753ACE61.text	03835B7AE121FF956618F9F1753ACE61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus tuticorinensis Rockel & Korn	<div><p>70. Conus tuticorinensis Rockel &amp; Korn (Plate V fig. 51) 1990. Conus tuticorinensis Rockel &amp; Korn, Arch. Moll., 119 (4-6):</p> <p>277–291, pl. 2, fig. 2, pl. 2, fig. 1</p> <p>Material examined: Tamil Nadu- 5 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.40-38.00 Diameter:</p> <p>19.30 -21.60 Aperture: 22.10-26.40</p> <p>Distribution: Tamil Nadu-Tuticorin Remarks: This species is extremely rare in the Tamil Nadu Coast. Rockel &amp; Korn (1990) described C. tuticorinensis as C. boschi.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE121FF956618F9F1753ACE61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FEA47520CC3C.text	03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FEA47520CC3C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus vexillum Gmelin	<div><p>71. Conus vexillum Gmelin</p> <p>1791. Conus vexillum Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed, 13: 3397.</p> <p>2003. Conus vexillum: Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 320, pl.79, fig. 4.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman – Port Blair - 4 exs. Tamil Nadu- Pamban – 2 exs., Malabar coast (off Calicut) 3 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length 38.10-42.00; Diameter</p> <p>22.40 – 26.2 0 Aperture; 36.50-38.10</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala coast, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: An uncommon species probably restricted distribution.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FEA47520CC3C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FC717566CA4B.text	03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FC717566CA4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus vimineus Reeve	<div><p>72. Conus vimineus Reeve</p> <p>1849. Conus vimineus Reeve, Conch. Icon., 1. Conus. Suppl. pl. 7, sp. 269.</p> <p>Material examined: Based on the published literature (Franklin et al., 2009)</p> <p>Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: Appears to be a rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FC717566CA4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FACF713BCE61.text	03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FACF713BCE61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus violaceus Gmelin	<div><p>73. Conus violaceus Gmelin</p> <p>1791. Conus violaceus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., 13th ed. Vol. 1: 3391, no. 51.</p> <p>1792. Conus tendineus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyc. Meth. Hist. Nat. des Vers., 1: 733-734, no. 127.</p> <p>Material examined: Malabar Coast- 3 exs (Kerala- off Calicut) Tamil Nadu- 2exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 31.50-36.30 Diameter:</p> <p>12.40-17.30 Aperture: 24.60-28.10</p> <p>Distribution: India; Tamil Nadu-Pamban. Elsewhere: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania.</p> <p>Remarks: The occurrence of C. violaceus reported for the first time from India by Franklin et al., (2009). It is a very rare species along the Tamil Nadu Coast.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13EFF9565C3FACF713BCE61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13EFF956605FEA477D4CC88.text	03835B7AE13EFF956605FEA477D4CC88.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus virgo Linnaeus	<div><p>74. Conus virgo Linnaeus (Plate V fig. 52)</p> <p>1758. Conus virgo Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed, 10: 713.</p> <p>2003. Conus virgo: Subba Rao, R ec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper</p> <p>No., 192: 320, pl.80, fig. 2.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 2 exs. Lakshadweep-4 exs, Puducherry- 3 exs. Tamil Nadu. 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length 45.70–49.10; Diameter</p> <p>24.00-29.60 Aperture: 35.50 –38.20</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo-Pacific.</p> <p>Remarks: This species is confined at shallow depths around the coral islands indicates their preference for such habitat. They often occur with C. araneosus, C. leopardus and C. terebra.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13EFF956605FEA477D4CC88	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13EFF946605FC0275DDCE61.text	03835B7AE13EFF946605FC0275DDCE61.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus zeylanicus Gmelin 1791	<div><p>75. Conus zeylanicus Gmelin (Plate V fig. 53) 1791. Conus zeylandicus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed, 13: 3389 2007. Conus zeylandicus: Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and</p> <p>Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 131. Zool. Surv. India.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman- 2 exs. Andhra Pradesh -3 exs, Gujarat- 4 exs. Maharashtra-2 exs, Puducherry- 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length 40.00 – 45.20 Diameter</p> <p>21.00 - 26.20 APL; 37.65 – 41.5x`0</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: Uncommon. Specimens of C. zeylanicus varied in the colour pattern of the body whorl. The pinkish tones may be heavy or reduced. Apart from the typical two broad spiral bands of blackish triangles and blotches on the bodywhorl, specimens vary from inconstant spiral bands to complete absence. Material present in as ZSI Coronaxis ceylonensis, Hwass.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13EFF946605FC0275DDCE61	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
03835B7AE13FFF9465E6FEA47629CB43.text	03835B7AE13FFF9465E6FEA47629CB43.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Conus zonatus Hwass	<div><p>76. Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate V fig. 54)</p> <p>1792. Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 613.</p> <p>2000. Conus zonatus: Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 168.</p> <p>Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 2 exs.</p> <p>Measurements (in mm): Length: 31.20-34.60 Diameter:</p> <p>19.60 -23.20 Aperture: 29.10-31.40</p> <p>Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indonesia (Sumatera), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand.</p> <p>Remarks: C. zonatus is similar to C. imperialis in size, shape of shell and differs in the colour pattern of its last whorl, exhibiting variable arranged spiral rows of alternating black/brown and white dashes and numerous spiral rows of minute brown dots.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03835B7AE13FFF9465E6FEA47629CB43	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Venkitesan, R.;Barua, S.;Hafiz, Md.	Venkitesan, R., Barua, S., Hafiz, Md. (2019): Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2): 165-184, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
