CONUS.— Plate XI. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 469. 

 Hab. Asiatic Seas : Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



This species, like all that we have in common, offers 

 innumerable varieties, differing more or less in size, co- 

 lour, and character of painting ; it may nevertheless be 

 identified with tolerable accuracy, though passing very 

 nearly in some instances into Conus vexillum or Suma- 

 trensis. 



Species 55. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus tendineus. Con. testa elongatd, cylindraced, 

 transversim striata, striis elevatiusculis, interdum 



granulosis ; albidd aut pallid'e violaced, castaneo-fusco 

 transversim et longitudinaliter inquinatd; spird con- 

 vexo-elatd, apice violaceo, mucronato ; basi intus ex- 

 tusqve violaced. 



The odtsteetched Cone. Shell elongated, cylindrical, 

 transversely striated, striae rather elevated, some- 

 times granulated ; whitish or pale violet-colour, 

 transversely and longitudinally bedaubed with 

 chestnut-brown ; spire convexly raised, apex violet, 

 finely pointed ; base violet within and without. 



Hwass, Enc. Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 733. 

 Terebellum violaceum, Chemnitz. 



Variety j3. 

 Testa minor, striis subti/ioribus, confertis ; violaceo-cas- 



tanea, maculis albis parvis oblongis perpaucis in medio 



suboblique cincta. 

 Shell smaller, striae much finer and closer ; violet-tinged 



chestnut-brown colour, obliquely encircled round 



the middle with a very few small white oblong 



spots. 

 Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 64. 

 Hab. Islands of Mauritius, Annaa, &c. 



It is a thing of such common occurrence to find the 

 same species of Cone, both smooth and granulated, that 

 I have not thought it necessary to mark these different 

 appearances as special varieties in the Conus tendineus, 

 although granulated specimens of this shell are very 

 rarely to be met with. The variety (1. above described 

 is curious on account of its uniform dark colour, and the 

 very delicate character of the stripe. 



Species 56. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Conus Nussatella. Con. testd elongato-cylindraced , 

 transversim striatd, striis elevatiusculis, interdum 

 leviter granulosis ; albd, fulvo vel aurantio nebulatd, 

 pmictis nigerrimo-fuscis ubique seriatim cinctd ; spird 

 convexo-exsertd, apice mucronato. 

 The Nussatella Cone. Shell elongately cylindrical, 



transversely striated, striae rather elevated, some- 

 times slightly granulated ; white, clouded with 

 yellow or orange, and everywhere encircled with 

 rows of blackish-brown dots ; spire convexly raised, 

 apex finely pointed. 



LinnjEus, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.), p. 3390. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 515. 

 Conns terebra, Chemnitz. 



Hab. Philippine and Society Islands ; Cuming. 



This shell is said to have been first found at a small 

 island called the Island of Nussatella ; it is abundantly 

 distributed throughout the tropical regions, and exhibits 

 little variation of character. Sowerby distinguishes a 

 small variety found by Mr. Cuming at the island of 

 Annaa, in which the spots are fewer and more distant 

 from each other (vide Pro. Zool. Soc, 1834, p. 18 ; 

 Conch. Illus., f. 62.) ; but 1 do not think it important. 



Species 57. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Coxus amabilis. Con. testd turbinatd, rosed, purpureo 

 pallidissime nebulatd, maculis grandibus a/bis, trian- 

 gulariter undatis, superne et mediatie cinctd, maculis 

 perpaucis quoque, indistinctis , ad basim interdum or- 

 natd ; transversim leviter pertusd ; spird obtuso-con- 

 vexd, roseo alboque variegatd, striis punctisque sub- 

 tilissime reticulata. 



The lovely Cone. Shell turbinated, rose-coloured, 

 very palely clouded or washed with purple, encir- 

 cled round the middle and upper parts with large 

 white triangidarly waved spots, and ornamented 

 at the base also with a very few indistinct spots ; 

 slightly pricked across ; spire obtusely convex, va- 

 riegated with rose-colour and white, and very finely 

 reticulated with fine stria? and punctures. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 503. 



Variety jj. 



Testa striis elevatis transverse lirata. 

 Shell transversely ridged with strong raised striae. 

 Hab. Island of Capul, Philippines (found on the reefs) ; 

 Cuming. 



This richly coloured shell approximates very closely 

 to the Conus pertusus in its general detail, but I still 

 think Lamarck is right in describing them as separate 

 and distinct species. There is a certain tenuity and 

 graceful contour in the C. pertusus which is not to be 

 found in the C. amabilis, and a peculiarity in the white- 

 flaked painting of the former serves to distinguish them at 

 a glance. The variety /3. above noted, covered with fine 

 ridges, has a very pretty appearance. 



