C ONU S. 



Plate XXVI. 



Species 143. (Fig. a, Mus. Stainforth ; Fig. b, Mus. 

 Cuming.) 



Conus minimus. Con. testd obeso-lurbinatd, pallide 

 rosed aut cteruled, bulteis duobus latis, viridi-glauci- 

 nis, tttniis angustis numerosis, fusco ulboque articu- 

 latis, cinctd ; spird obtuso-convexd, coronatd. 



The very small Cone. Shell stoutly turbinated, pale 

 rose or bluish, encircled with two broad greenish 

 grey belts, and a number of narrow fillets of arti- 

 culated brown and white ; spire obtusely convex, 

 coronated. 



Linn^us, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.), p. 3382. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 450. 



Hub. Ceylon, &c. Found also by Mr. Cuming on coral 

 rocks at the Isle of Annaa in the Pacific Ocean. 



Variety p. (Fig. 143 b.) 



Testa major, valdius coronata, tuberculis grandibus, pal- 



lidis, tccniis latioribus. 

 Shell larger, more strongly coronated, tubercles large 



and pale, fillets wider. 



Conus tiara/ us. Broderip. 

 Hab. Gallapagos Islands (found in pools on the sands) ; 



Cuming. 



There can be no doubt of Mr. Broderip's Conus tiara- 

 tus being a variety of the Conus minimus ; they exhibit 

 too many characters in common to allow of their being 

 separated. 



Species 144. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus monilifer. Con. testd subfusiformi-turbinatd, ad 

 basim leviter recurvd ; Ixviusculd, albicante, castaneo 

 variegatd, punctis castanets numerosis seriatim cinctd; 

 spird vald'e acuminata, castaneo maculatd. 



The necklaced Cone. Shell somewhat fusiformly tur- 

 binated, slightly recurved towards the base; rather 

 smooth, whitish, variegated with chestnut, and en- 

 circled with numerous rows of chestnut dots ; spire 

 considerably acuminated, blotched with chestnut. 



Broderit, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1S33. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 37. 



Hab. Salango, South America (dredged from sandy mud 

 at the depth of nine fathoms) ; Cuming. 



The form of this shell is certainly peculiar ; the spe- 

 cimen here represented is the only one that has been 

 seen at present. 



Species 145. (Fig. a & b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus glans. Con. testd elongato-cylindraced, trans- 

 versim striata, striis nunc plants, nunc granulosis, 

 granulis compressis ; fulvo-fuscd aut violaced, obsolete 

 albifasciatd ; spird convexo-exsertd, apice subobtuso. 



The acorn Cone. Shell elongately cylindrical, trans- 

 versely striated, striae sometimes smooth, sometimes 

 granulated, granules compressed ; violet or yellow- 

 ish brown, obsoletely banded with white ; spire 

 convexly exserted, apex somewhat obtuse. 



Hwass, Enc. Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 735. 



Hab. Philippine Islands, &c. 



This species, of which I have represented two extreme 

 varieties, is commonly variegated with both the violet and 

 yellowish brown, and it is either smooth or more or less 

 partially granulated, the granules being compressed. 



Species 146. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus regularis. Con. testa suboblongo-turbinatd, 

 prope basim paululum attenuatd, Icevi ; albidd, rubi- 

 do-fusco plus minusve pallide tinctd, fasciis fuscis 

 angustis, numerosis, interruptis, cinctd ; spird acumi- 

 nato-exsertd, fusco profuse maculatd. 



The regular Cone. Shell rather oblong-turbinated, 

 a little attenuated near the base, smooth; whitish, 

 more or less palely stained with reddish brown, and 

 encircled with a number of narrow interrupted bands 

 of a darker shade of the same colour ; spire acumi- 

 nately exserted, profusely spotted with brown. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 45. 



Hab. Gulf of Nicoya, Central America (dredged from 

 soft mud at the depth of twenty-three fathoms) ; 

 found also in the Bay of Panama at the depth of 

 about seven fathoms ; Hinds. 



The specimen here represented is one of several very 

 richly coloured examples collected by Mr. Minds and 

 Captain Belcher at the above-mentioned localities during 

 the late expedition of H.M.S. Sulphur. 



Septem 1 cr 1 843. 



