Shell of about twelve whorls, as figured, slopes of the spire somewhat concave, turreted, the nuclear whorl rounded, smooth; the following four furnished with a beaded keel at the shoulder; this keel becomes entire on the subsequent whorls; above the shoulder the whorls are slightly concave, the suture appressed, and there are about three faint spiral grooves on the concave surface; last whorl with shallow squarish channels, as figured. The periostracum is thin, pale straw color, finely axially striated. The color of the shell is pinkish white, suffused with salmon pink near the shoulder and on the spire and base, with a very faint, cloudy band of the same about midway between base and shoulder. Altitude of shell, 37 mm.

Conus stimpsoni Dall, 1902 DEEP WATER Stimpson's Cone
Distribution: Florida, Texas, Gulf of Mexico. DEEP WATER
Size: 50 mm (2 inch).
Description: Color white with 3 spiral bands of salmon-yellow, one each below the shoulder, one at midbody, and one toward the base; shape conic; sculpture of fine spiral and axial threads, spiral threads most prominent toward base; whorls shouldered and carinate; spire straight sided and pointed with spiral grooves between upper whorls; aperture narrow, evenly spaced from upper edge to base. Habitat: Sandy bottoms. Texas coast at depths from 42 to 196 m (140 to 653 ft). Remarks: See Clench (1942b); Smith (1958); Walls (1979).