Conus aulicus 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 : 170

10. Conus aulicus Linnaeus (Plate I fig. 10)

1758. Conus aulicus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat ., ed. 10: 717, no. 279

2003. Conus aulicus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 313, pl. 79, fig.5.

Material examined: Little Andaman - 2 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 70.10-90.60 Diameter:

45.40-61.60 Aperture: 65.70-78.20

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep. Elsewhere: African coast, Amirantes, China, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Mauritius, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka.

Remarks: The occurrence of living specimens at shallow depths agrees with Kohn’s (2001) observation. Material present in ZSI as Regiconus aulicus (Linnaeus) bearing Reg No. M-17968/3 of 2 exs.