CONUS.— Plate XXVI. 



Species 147. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus fabula. Con. testd subobeso-turbinatd, superne 

 solidd, transverse striata, striis subtilissinie granulo- 

 sis, granulis (equidistantibus , regularibus ; albd,fusco, 

 hie et illie longitudinaliler confluente, bifasciatim in- 

 quinatd ; spird obtuso-rotundatd ; apice parvo, elato, 

 acuto. 

 The little bean Cone. Shell rather stoutly turbi- 

 nated, superiorly solid, transversely striated, striae 

 very finely granulated, granules equidistant and re- 

 gular ; white, bedaubed with two broad bands of 

 brown, flowing down here and there in streaks ; 

 spire obtusely rounded ; apex small, elevated and 

 sharp. 

 Sowerby, Conch. Illus., f. 5. 

 Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



There are certain varieties of this Cone which pass 

 very nearly into others of the Conus glans ; it may how- 

 ever be said to differ from that species in shape, in the 



form and character of the granules, and in its peculiar 

 style of painting. 



Species 148. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus quercinus. Con. testd obeso-turbinatd, Icevi, pal- 

 lida luted, jilis fuscis tenuissimis profuse einctd ; 

 spird plano-convexd ; apice elato, acuto. 



The oak Cone. Shell stoutly turbinated, smooth, pale 

 yellow, encircled with a profusion of fine brown 

 thread-like lines ; spire flatly convex ; apex raised, 

 and sharp. 



Hwass, Enc. Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 681. 



Hab. Ceylon, &c. 



Few species vary more in general obesity of form than 

 the Conus quercinus ; I have not thought it necessary to 

 figure any specimen of very stout growth, as the cha- 

 racters are more impaired in such varieties, and the 

 species is among the most distinct and best known of 

 the genus. 



