47. Conus loroisii Kiener 1845. Conus loroisii Kiener, Spec. Gen. Icon. des Coq.Viv., 2, p. 91, pl. 65, fig. 1. 1989. Conus huberorum da Motta, La Conchiglia, 21: 9–11, 2 text figs. Material examined: Andhra Pradesh 2 exs. Maharashtra, 2 exs. Tamil Nadu- 3exs. Measurements (in mm): Length: 32.00-38.30 Diameter: 14.40-16.30 Aperture: 10.00-13.10 Distribution: India:AndhraPradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Java, Philippines, Sri Lanka. Remarks: Conus loroisii and C. figulinus appear similar, and both the species are sympatric in the northern Indian Ocean and Philippines and their specific characters either coincide or overlap as described previously.

Published as part of Venkitesan, R., Barua, S. & Hafiz, Md., 2019, Contribution to the knowledge on Indian Marine Molluscs: Family Conidae, pp. 165-184 in Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (2) on pages 176-177, DOI: 10.26515/rzsi/v119/i2/2019/144125, http://zenodo.org/record/13186120