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 58. Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792. Conus pertusus Hwass in Bruguière, Ency. Meth. Hist. Nat . des Vers ., 1 : 686, no. 75 1817. Conus festivus Dillwyn, Descr. Cat. Rec. Shells , 1 : 413, no. 116. Material examined : Based on the published literature ( Franklin et al., 2009 ) Distribution : India : Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar). Elsewhere: Entire Indo pacific. 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 ).