Common Name

"Band Marbled Cone"

Status

Regarded as a subspecies of C. bandanus by Filmer, Röckel, Korn & Kohn regard it as a form.

Type Locality

Not known

Distribution

Solomon Islands, Admirality Islands, Samoa

Maximum Reported Size

65 mm

Description

Specimens agreeing with the description of C. nigrescens show a gradual transition from the typical C. bandanus pattern to almost black shells. In Western Samoa, 6% of the population have nearly black shells, while in American Samoa, the pattern is like that of C. bandanus elsewhere. Shell size is similar in American Samoa and Western Samoa. The habitat is very similar in American Samoa and Hawaii (Purtymun, 1977).

References

• Proc. zool. Soc. Soc. London unnumbered (27), pt. 2: p. 429, pl. 49, fig. 2, (1866, Thes. Conch. 3 (Conus): App. P. 326, no. 413, pl. 26 (289).