Conus mitratus Hwass, 1792

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 : 177

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.