Conus capitaneus 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 : 171

18. Conus capitaneus Linnaeus (Plate II - fig. 17)

1758. Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat ., ed, 10: 713.

2003. Conus capitaneus : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 313, pl.80, fig.6.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 3 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.50 – 36.40 Diameter:

14.30-19.00 Aperture: 24.40-28.10

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: Australia, Indonesia Mauritius, New Caledonia, Philippines, Polynesia, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, New Zealand.

Remarks: This species can be easily distinguished by the presence of spiral rows of coarse brown dots occur only at subshoulder area and centrally, and the spiral colour bands consistently lack dark brown axial strea.