Conus zonatus Hwass

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 : 182

76. Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguiere (Plate V fig. 54)

1792. Conus zonatus Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 613.

2000. Conus zonatus : Subba Rao and Dey, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 187: 168.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 2 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 31.20-34.60 Diameter:

19.60 -23.20 Aperture: 29.10-31.40

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Indonesia (Sumatera), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand.

Remarks: C. zonatus is similar to C. imperialis in size, shape of shell and differs in the colour pattern of its last whorl, exhibiting variable arranged spiral rows of alternating black/brown and white dashes and numerous spiral rows of minute brown dots.