Conus abbas 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 : 168

1. Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate I fig. 1) 1792. Cylinder abbas Hwass in Bruguière, Enc. Méth. 1:

p. 750, no. 144. 1937. Conus abbreviata ( variety textile Linnaeus ) Dautzenberg.,

Mem. Mus . Hist. nat. Belg. 2 (18): p. 255, not figured.

Material examined: Andaman - 03 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 30.00– 45.7.00; Diameter:

15.20 –29.60; Aperture: 27.65 – 41.50

Remarks: The shell is very similar to that of C. textile , but the shell is smaller, the reticulations much smaller, the longitudinal streaks rarely apparent, and the dark bands of Conus abbas occupy about the same positions as the lightest markings of Conus textile

Distribution: Andaman Nicobar islands, South India. Elsewhere: East Africa, Java, Indonesia, Philippines, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka