9. THE CONES (No. 1) 



This conical shell bores into other mollusks and extracts the juices. 

 There are some five hundred species most of which dwell in tropic seas. 

 Some of the cones possess poison glands. In fact some of the South Pacific and In- 

 dian Ocean species are capable of inflicting serious and even fatal wounds. The cone 

 benumbs its prey with the venom fed to its radula. This family is very popular 

 among collectors because of the variety of vivid colors and unique patterns. 



1. Conus spurius atlanticus, Clench 



Specimens dredged off Progresso, Yucatan in 34 fathoms. 



2. Conus austini, Abbott & Rehder 

 Specimens dredged at Dry Tortugas 



3. Conus floridanus, Gabb 

 Specimens taken at Fort Myers Beach 



4. Conus juliae, Clench 



Specimens dredged 200 miles southwest of Campeche at 25 fathoms. 



5. Conus sennotorum, Rehder and Abbott 



Specimens dredged at Bay of Campeche off Progresso, Yucatan at 34 fathoms. 



6. Conus verrucosus, Hwass 

 Specimen taken at Florida Keys. 



7. Conus daucus, Bruguiere 



Specimens dredged at Bay of Campeche off Alvaro Oregon 



8. Conus stimpsoni, Dall 



Specimens dredged off Sombrero Light. Florida Keys 

 50 fathoms. Grey sandy mud. Rare 



9. Conus Floridanus burryii 



Specimen taken at Crandoai Park, Miami 



10. Conus amphiurgus, Dall 



Specimens dredged off Sombrero Light Key, Marathon. Florida Keys. 

 70 fathoms Mud (a. Very rare- unusual coloring) 



11. Conus Mazei, Deshayes 



Dredged southeast of Mississippi Pass, Gulf of Mexico 

 300 to 350 fathoms 



12. Conus largillierti, Kiener 

 Off coast of Honduras 



13. Conus regius, Gmelin 



Specimens taken under rocks on "Dry Rocks", reef 11 mi. off Key Largo, Flori- 

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14. Conus citrinus, Gmelin Specimens taken off Florida Keys 



15. Conus spurius Aureafasciatus, Rehder & Abbott 

 Specimen dredged at Dry Tortugas - 30 fathoms. 



16. Conus sozoni, Bartsch 



Specimens dredged at Dry Tortugas 



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