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 5. Conus amadis Gmelin (Plate I fig. 5) 1791. Conus amadis Gmelin, Syst. Nat ., ed, 13 : 3388. 2003. Conus amadis : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India , Occ. Paper No., 192: 312, pl. 81, fig.6. Material examined : Andamans. 5 exs. Measurements (in mm): Length: 25.20–32.40 Diameter: 15.30–19.20 Aperture: 28.10-34.40 Distribution : India : Andaman and Nicobar Islands , Puducherry , Tamil Nadu . Elsewhere : China , Indonesia , Myanmar , New Caledonia , Persian Gulf, Philippines , Sri Lanka , Thailand . Remarks : Very common, Conus amadis was found to be a common species. The colour pattern on the body whorl varied widely within populations.