Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae Author Venkitesan, R. Author Barua, S. Author Hafiz, Md. text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2019 119 2 165 184 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125 2581-8686 13186120 2. Conus achatinus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig. 2) 1792. Conus achatinus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 672, pl.330, fig.6. 2003. Conus achatinus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India , Occ. Paper No., 192: 321. Material examined : Indian Seas - 10 exs. Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20-42.40; Diameter: 18.30 – 24.60 Aperture: 27.10-38.40 Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Maharashtra . Elsewhere : Indian Ocean. Remarks : C. achatinus is similar to C. striolatus in shell characters