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 55. Conus musicus Hwass in Bruguiere 1792. Conus ceylanensis Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1 : 636. 2000. Conus ceylanensis : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India , Occ. Paper No., 187 : 161. Material examined : Tamil Nadu- 3 exs. Port Blair- Andaman- 3 exs. Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.20- 45.30 Diameter: 22.10 -25.40 Aperture: 27.30-36.40 Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Tamil Nadu . Elsewhere : Indian Ocean and Eastern Pacific. 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.