Conus imperialis 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 : 175

38. Conus imperialis Linnaeus

1758. Conus imperialis Linnaeus, Syst. Nat . 712. No. 251.

1970. Conus imperialis compactus Wils, Familie Conidae ., 8, 12, pl. 2, fig. 7

Material examined: Tamil Nadu 3 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.00-36.10 Diameter:

14.50 -16.30 Aperture:24.30-29.60

Distribution: India: Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indo -Pacific Conus imperialis has not been previously reported from India.

Remarks: C. imperialis is most similar to C. zonatus , but it can be differentiated by the weaker shoulder tubercles and sometimes have relatively broader last whorls