CONUS.— Plate XVI. 



maculis cordatis, albis, sparsis, vivide notatis ; spird 

 lavi, apice roseo. 



The ambassador Cone. Shell cyliridrically turbinated, 

 narrow, white, variegated with white, orange and 

 rose-colour, irregularly reticulated with very fine 

 lines, and streaked with brown ; streaks vividly 

 marked with small, scattered, white, heart-shaped 

 spots ; spire smooth, apex rose-colour. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 523. 

 Conus musivum, Broderip. 



Hab. Philippine Islands (found on the sands) ; Cuming. 



I have selected a small example of this Cone, as ex- 

 hibiting most distinctly the rich orange-shaded brown 

 streaks characteristic of the species. In larger specimens 

 this peculiarity becomes gradually more obsolete until 

 the species passes into the C. canonicits. 



Species 86. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus abbreviatus. Con. testd abbreviato-turbinatd, 

 solida, obsolete sulcatd, ceeruleo-glaucd, in medio pal- 

 lida fasciatd, punctis fuscis subdistantibus ubique 

 seriatim cinctd ; spird subdepresso-convexd, oblique 

 coronatd; basi attenuatd, fauce fused. 



The abbreviated Cone. Shell abbreviately turbinated, 

 solid, obsoletely grooved, bluish-grey, palely banded 

 in the middle, and everywhere encircled with rows 

 of rather distant dark brown dots ; spire rather de- 

 pressly convex, obliquely coronated ; base attenu- 

 ated, brown within. 



Nuttall, MSS. 



Hab. Wahoo, Sandwich Islands. 



This is a very distinct species, and may be recognised 

 by the neat arrangement of the dark brown dots. 



Species 87. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus zebra. Con. testd oblongo-turbinatd, in/erne an- 

 gustatd, albidd, incarnato pallide tinctd, flammis ru- 

 bido-fuscis longitudinaliter strigatd ; spird depresso- 

 convexd, non striatd, apice elato ; basi sulcata. 



The zebra Cone. Shell oblong, turbinated, narrow 

 towards the base, white, stained with pale flesh- 

 colour, longitudinally streaked with reddish-brown 

 flames ; spire depressly convex, not striated, apex 

 raised; base grooved. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 481. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus., pi. 1. f. 4. 



Hab. Salango, Central America (dredged from sandy 



mud at the depth of twelve to sixteen fathoms) ; 

 Cuming. 

 A shell very rarely found in good condition. 



Species 88. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus balteatus. Con. testd abbreviato-conicd, basem 

 versus sulcatd, pallide carulco-flavescente , olivaceo- 

 fusco mediant et inferne balteatd, basi suhpurpured ; 

 spird depresso-convexd, coronatd, spiraliter striatd ; 

 apice roseo. 



The BtLTED Cone. Shell abbreviately conical, grooved 

 towards the base, pale bluish-yellow, belted round 

 the middle and lower parts with olive-brown ; base 

 faintly stained with purple ; spire depressly con- 

 vex, coronated, spirally striated ; apex rose-colour. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 58. 



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

 Cuming. 



I have no doubt of the specific importance of this 

 shell, though it may be very intimately connected with 

 the Conus lividus ; it has a very peculiar cast of colour, 

 and the rose-tinted apex is characteristic. 



Species 89. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus Mediterraneus. Con. testd subinflato-turbi- 

 natd, cinereo-virescente, caruleo,fusco et fulvo varie 

 nebulatd, lineis albo fuscoque articulatis cinctd, et pal- 

 lide fasciatd ; spird convexo-elatd ; basi striatd, aper- 

 turd leviter dehiscente, favce violaceo-fuscd. 



The Mediterranean Cone. Shell rather innately tur- 

 binated, ashy green, variously clouded with mixed 

 tints or dashes of blue, brown and yellow, encir- 

 cled with articulated lines of black and white; and 

 palely banded ; spire con vexly raised; base striated ; 

 aperture rather open, stained with violet-brown. 



Hwass, Enc. Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 701. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 494. 

 Conus Jamaicensis, Lamarck. 

 Conus pusio, Lamarck. 



Hab. Mediterranean. 



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Varieties ? < 



The C. pusio and Jamaicensis of both M. Delessert's 

 collection (formerly Lamarck's) and of that of the Jar- 

 din des Plantes are neither of them anything more than 

 varieties of the C. Mediterraneus. I have examined 

 them with attention and am unable to discover the least 

 specific difference. The species under consideration is 

 so well known, that nothing need be added to the above 

 description. 



