Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791

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 : 181

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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125

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scientific name

Conus zeylanicus Gmelin
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75. Conus zeylanicus Gmelin View in CoL (Plate V fig. 53) 1791. Conus zeylandicus Gmelin, Syst. Nat ., ed, 13: 3389 2007. Conus zeylandicus : Ramkrishna, Dey, Barua and

Mukhopadhya, Fauna of Andhra Pradesh, State Fauna series, 5 (7): 131. Zool. Surv. India.

Material examined: Andaman- 2 exs. Andhra Pradesh -3 exs, Gujarat- 4 exs. Maharashtra-2 exs, Puducherry- 2 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length 40.00 – 45.20 Diameter

21.00 - 26.20 APL; 37.65 – 41.5x`0

Distribution: India: Andaman Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal. Elsewhere: Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand.

Remarks: Uncommon. Specimens of C. zeylanicus varied in the colour pattern of the body whorl. The pinkish tones may be heavy or reduced. Apart from the typical two broad spiral bands of blackish triangles and blotches on the bodywhorl, specimens vary from inconstant spiral bands to complete absence. Material present in as ZSI Coronaxis ceylonensis, Hwass.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Conidae

Genus

Conus

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