Conus pretiosus Nevill

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 : 179

60. Conus pretiosus Nevill (Plate IV fig. 43)

1778. Conus pretiosus G. and H. Nevill, J. Asiat. Soc. Beng., 43 (2): 22.

Type locality: Andamans, Types in NZC, ZSI.

1986. Conus pretiosus : Tikader, Daniel and Subba Rao, Sea shore animals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Zool. Surv. India, p.173.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands-2 exs; Tamil Nadu 1 ex.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 44.10–58.00 Diameter:

19.00–24.50 Aperture: 39.00–43.20

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu: Tuticorin, Keelakarai and Pamban of Bay of Bengal. Elsewhere: No records.

Remarks: Conus pretiosus is extremely rare and probably restricted to Gulf of Mannar. ( Franklin et al., 2009).