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Bikini, the Philippines, both forms occur to- 
gether, with intergrades. To the writer’s 
knowledge, none of the typical forms of C, 
marmoretis have ever been collected in the Ha- 
waiian Islands. The form found in Hawaii 
(and elsewhere) was described as C handanus 
Hwass in Bruguiere. Most authorities regard 
the latter as a variety of C. marmoreus, which 
is probably valid in areas where both, as well 
as intergrades, occur. However, it is probably 
legitimate to consider the Hawaiian popula- 
tions as belonging to the subspecies Conns 
marmoretis handantis Hwass in Bruguiere. It 
occurs uncommonly on Hawaiian reefs and 
has been collected at a depth of eight 
fathoms. 
Conus miles Linne 
Fig. 6 in Plate 1 
Conus miles Linne, 1758, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 
p. 713. 
Cucullus miles (Gmelin). Roding, 1798, 
Mus. Boltenianum, p. 43. 
Conus miles Lamarck. Dufo, 1840, Ann. 
Sci. Nat., Ser. 2, 14: 171. 
Leptoconus miles (Linne). Adams and 
Adams, 1853, Gen. Rec. Moll., 1: 252. 
Rhizoconus miles (Linne) . Frauenfeld, 1869, 
Verh. k.k. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien, 19: 863. 
Lithoconus miles (Linne). Kaicher, 1956, 
Indo-Pacific Sea Shells, Sect. 5, pi. 5, fig. 3. 
DESCRIPTION: Shell solid, with a moderately 
elevated spire. Body whorl smooth except for 
raised granular transverse ridges near the base. 
Aperture narrow, the sides parallel; outer lip 
thin. Shoulder obsoletely coronate; spire ob- 
soletely tuberculate or plicate, rather faintly 
striate, concave in young individuals to 
straight or convex in larger ones. Color of 
body whorl yellowish white, with a broad, 
transverse blackish brown band above the 
center of the body whorl, and another at the 
base. The bands may be divided transversely 
into lighter and darker portions. Above and 
below the upper band, shell marked by nar- 
row threadlike longitudinal dark brown lines. 
which are continuous on the spire; the lines 
becoming more closely spaced in older indi- 
viduals. The broad brown bands, alternating 
with white, are visible within the aperture. 
Periostracum greenish brown, with transverse 
rows of tufted ridges on the body whorl. In 
life, exposed soft parts greenish black. 
length: 80 mm. 
TYPE LOCALITY: India. 
REMARKS: C. miles is rare on Hawaiian coral 
reefs and marine benches but occurs more 
commonly at depths of one to several fath- 
oms. It has been collected at a depth of 
26 fathoms. 
Conus moreleti Crosse 
Fig. 16 in Plate 1 
Conus elongatus Reeve, 1843, Conch. Icon., 1: 
pi. 27, fig. 157. (non elongatus Borson, 
1820.) 
Conus ohlitus Reeve, 1849, Conch. Icon., 
l(Emendns.): 1. (non ohlitus Michelotti, 
1847.) 
Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858, Rev. Mag. Zook, 
Ser. 2, 10: 122. 
Conus lividus Hwass var. elongatus Reeve. 
Weinkauff, 1874, Jahrb. Deutsch. Malak. 
Ges., 1: 262. 
Conus lividus Bruguiere var. moreleti Crosse. 
Paetel, 1887, Catal. Conch. -Samml. Paetel, 
1: 299. 
Stephanoconus moreleti (Crosse). Kaicher, 
1956, Indo-Pacific Sea Shells, Sect. 5, pi. 2, 
fig. 14. 
DESCRIPTION: Shell elongate, body whorl 
with raised, obsoletely knobbed striae basally, 
otherwise smooth; aperture very narrow, the 
sides parallel; outer lip thin. Shoulder coro- 
nate; spire low, convex, coronate, striate. 
Color of body whorl yellowish brown or olive, 
darker at the base, with lighter transverse 
bands at the shoulder and at the middle. In- 
terior of aperture deep violet, outer lip yellow. 
Periostracum yellowish brown, rather thin, 
translucent, forming tufts on the tubercles. 
length: 50 mm. 
