About Conus aristophanes G.B.Sowerby II, 1857
The shell of Conus aristophanes G.B.Sowerby II, 1857 reaches an adult size between 18 mm and 47 mm. The base shell color is violaceous gray, with irregular cloudy patches of pink and white. Its revolving shell lines are milk-white, interrupted by short chestnut-colored dashes and spots. The interior of the shell aperture is chocolate-colored, with a white band running through its center. The spire is more or less elevated, and can be striate, or occasionally nearly smooth; it may have tubercles or lack them entirely. The body whorl is striate, and its striae are usually granulous toward the base, and sometimes granulous across the entire whorl. This marine species is distributed off the coasts of the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Fiji, and Mozambique.
