Conus frigidus 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 : 174

33. Conus frigidus Reeve (Plate III fig. 27)

1848. Conus frigidus Reeve, Conch. Icon. , 1 Conus suppl ., pl. 3, no. 284.

1873. Conus maltzanianus Weinkauff, Syst. Conch. Cab. , p. 204, pl. 32, figs. 3–6.

Material examined: Gujarat, 2 exs. Tamil Nadu 3 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 36.00-45.10 Diameter:

13.00-16.50 Aperture: 19.30-24.50

Distribution: India: Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand.

Remarks: This species can be confused with C. flavidus due to its similar colouration and morphology, but it appears somewhat larger in size, has a narrower, more conical and less convex-sided last whorl.