Common Name

"Bodart’s Cone"

Status

Status disputed; according to Filmer a synonym (form) of C. mindanus.

Type Locality

125 kms NE Abrolhos Archipelago, off Alcobaça, Bahia State, Brazil

Distribution

Bahia State, Brazil

Maximum Reported Size

19.2 mm

Description

Shell with convex sides in adult specimens, weak deflection in 1/6 anterior body. Straight-sided spire. Shoulder roundly angulated and nodulose. Body whorl with 12-14 incised lines, starting near the siphonal canal up to middle of the body. Apex yellowish smooth with 2 to 2 1/5 whorls. Spire with 6 up 8 whorls, with medium deep suture. Color body red-brown with grey and white marks. 18-20 spiral cords with interrupted brown and white dots, purple mark on the siphonal canal. White aperture.

Habitat & Habits

On rubble and coral sand bottom at 20 25 mtrs, limited to offshore reefs.

Discussion

The shell differs from C. mindanus and C. iansa in shape, spire angle and the aperture and color of the apex. C. iansa is more wide, has more spiral cords (22 up to 25), and the aperture is widely open near the siphonal canal. C. mindanus is more slender and smoother, with fewer incised lines near the siphonal canal.

References

• Strombus no. 011: p. 2, pl. 1, fig. A, pl. 8, figs HI & P1-11.