Conus distans 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 : 172-173

25. Conus distans Hwass in Bruguiere

1792. Conus distans Hwass in Bruguiere, Encyl. Meth. Vers., 1: 634.

2003. Conus distans : Subba Rao, Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 192: 314, pl.80, fig.5.

Material examined: Andaman and Nicobar Islands 11 exs.

Measurements (in mm): Length: 86.30-105.20; Diameter:

37.20-58.60; Aperture: 79.10-89.60

Remarks: The base of the body whorl is stained with blackish violet. The spire is convexly exerted and apex is characteristically and flatly truncated.

Distribution: India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Elsewhere: New Zealand.