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
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journal article
10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125
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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.