Conus inscriptus Reeve

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 : 175

39. Conus inscriptus Reeve (Plate III fig. 32)

1843. Conus inscriptus Reeve, Conch. Icon. , pl. 29, no. 164 (locality unknown).

2007. Conus inscriptus : Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 129. Zool. Surv. India.

Material examined: Andaman 4 exs, Andhra Pradesh 3 exs. Odisha 2 exs. Marine survey: Station. 123, Off Calicut, 45 fms. 38 exs. Station. 295, 37-40 fms. 3 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 22.30–30.60 Diameter:

10.30 –20.50 Aperture: 18.60 –24.80

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: African coast, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia.

Remarks: Common.