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Fig. 1. Conus bullatus Linne, 62 X 29 mm. Collected off Diamond Head, Oahu, 17 fathoms. Shell in collection 
of C, S. Weaver. Photographs by the author. 
Conus classiarius Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792, 
Enc. Meth. Vers, 1: 705, pi. 335, fig. 7. 
[Conus Venator Humphrey, 1797, Mus. Calon- 
nianum, p. 11.] 
[Conus agasus Humphrey, 1797, Mus. Calon- 
nianum, p. 11.] 
Cucullus capitaneus (Gmelin). Roding, 
1798, Mus. Boltenianum, p. 43. 
Conus classiarius BmgnihtQ. Lamarck, 1810, 
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 267. 
Conus chemnitzii Dillwyn, 1817, Descr. Cat. 
Rec. Shells, 1: 363. 
Conus capitaneus Lamarck. Dufo, 1840, 
Ann. Sci. Nat., Ser. 2, 14: 172. 
Leptoconus capitaneus (Linne). Adams and 
Adams, 1853, Gen. Rec. Moll., 1: 252. 
Conus ceciliae Crosse, 1858, Jour. Conchyl., 
7: 381, pi. 14, fig. 5. 
Khizoconus capitaneus (Linne). Frauenfeld, 
1869, Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 19: 863. 
Conus chemnitzi Dillwyn. Dautzenberg, 
1937, Mem. Mus. Roy. Hist. Nat. Belg., 
2(18): 171. 
Lithoconus capitaneus (Linne). Kaicher, 
1956, Indo-Pacific Sea Shells, Sect. 5, pi. 
4, fig. 9. 
DESCRIPTION: Shell of moderate thickness; 
body whorl encircled by finely punctate striae 
on the basal half, the striae more distinct and 
separated by low ridges basally; aperture 
rather narrow, the sides parallel. Shoulder 
angular, smooth; spire rather low, obtuse, 
striate; apex pointed. Color of body whorl 
variable, yellow or olive yellow to orange 
brown or olive brown, encircled by several 
dark brown dotted lines and two broad white 
bands, interrupted by dark brown blotches, 
at the shoulder and centrally on the body 
whorl. The white bands may also be crossed 
by closely spaced longitudinal wavy brown 
