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 53. Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792. Conus mitratus Hwass in Bruguiere, Ency. Meth. Hist. Nat . des Vers ., 1 : 738, no. 132 1870. Conus mitratus var. pupaeformis Sowerby, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond . , p. 256, pl. 22, fig. 2. Material examined : Based on the published literature ( Franklin et al. , 2009 ) Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Elsewhere: Malagasy, Indonesia , Philippines , China . 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.