Conus tulipa Linnaeus

Venkitesan, R., Barua, S. & Hafiz, Md., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2), pp. 165-184 : 180

69. Conus tulipa Linnaeus (Plate V fig. 50)

1758. Conus tulipa Linnaeus, Syst. Nat ., ed, 10: 717.

2003. Conus tulipa : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 320, pl.79, figs.9-10.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 6 exs. Lakshadweep 5 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 28.40-31.20 Diameter:

19.30-21.60 Aperture: 25.10-28.40

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: South African coast, Malagasy, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia.

Remarks: It can be differentiated easily by the swollen and wider lower half of the aperture and dark brown maculations on the body whorl.