CONUS.— Plate XXVII. 



Species 154. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus pusillus. Con. testd subobeso-turbinatd, solidd, 

 albd, punctis quadrangulis rubidis, interdum longitu- 

 dinaliter confluent ibus, seriatim cinctd ; spird convexd, 

 subtiliter coronatd ; basi violaceo-nigricante. 



The small Cone. Shell rather stoutly turbinated, 

 solid, white, encircled with rows of reddish qua- 

 drangular dots, sometimes flowing together longi- 

 tudinally ; spire convex, finely coronated ; base very 

 dark violet. 



Chemnitz (not of Lamarck), Conch. Cab., vol. ii. p. 65. 

 pi. 183. f. 1788 and 1789. 



Hub. Seychelle Islands, north of Madagascar ; M. C'loue. 



I think it seems tolerably evident that Lamarck's 

 Conus pusillus is not the shell described by Chemnitz 

 under that title ; and I feel much indebted to M. Cloue, 

 an intelligent officer of the French navy, for the speci- 

 men here represented agreeing with the original. 



between them pricked and striated ; whitish, varie- 

 gated with burnt-brown ; spire acuminated, apex 

 raised and sharp. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hab. ? 



I kindly thank M. Deshayes for the use of this inter- 

 esting little shell, which at first sight I thought to be 

 a young specimen of the Conus sulcatus. 



Species 155. (Mus. Delessert.) 



Conus Narcissus. Con. testd turbinatd, basim versus 

 sulcata ; aurantid, maculis perpaucis albis aspersd, 

 fascidque albd interruptd deorsum ornatd ; spird sub- 

 elatd, obtusd, striata, variegatd. 



The Narcissus Cone. Shell turbinated, grooved to- 

 wards the base ; orange, sprinkled with a few white 

 spots, and ornamented towards the lower part with 

 an interrupted white band ; spire somewhat raised, 

 obtuse, striated, variegated. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 492. 



Hab. American Ocean ; Lamarck. 



The figure given in illustration of this species has 

 been drawn expressly, by permission of M. Delessert, 

 from the shell originally in Lamarck's possession ; it 

 has not hitherto been figured, and I feel much indebted 

 to M. Chenu for his courtesy in allowing me to examine 

 and make use of it. 



Species 156. (Mus. Deshayes.) 



Conus orbitatus. Con. testd oblongo-turbinatd, tenui- 

 culd, transversim liratd, liris planis, interstitiis 

 striato-pertusis ; albidd, ustulato-fusco variegatd ; 

 spird acuminata, apice elato, acuto. 



The rut-marked Cone. Shell oblong- turbinated, ra- 

 ther thin, transversely ridged, ridges flat, interstices 



Species 157. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus elongatus. Con. testd elongato -turbinatd, larvi, 

 luteo-olivaced, superne earuleo-albd, fascia interrup- 

 td subindistinctd deorsum cingulatd ; spird convexd, 

 cceruleo-albd, subtilissimi coronatd, apice rosaceo ; 

 basi et aperturte fauce vividr violaceis. 



The elongated Cone. Shell elongately turbinated, 

 smooth, yellowish olive, bluish white round the up- 

 per part, encircled round the lower with an indistinct 

 interrupted band of the same colour ; spire con- 

 vex, bluish white, very finely coronated, apex rose- 

 tinted ; base and interior of the aperture deep vio- 

 let. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1S43. 



Hab. ? 



I adopt the Rev. Mr. Stainforth's manuscript name for 

 this elegant little shell, believing that it may with great 

 propriety be regarded as a new species. 



Species 158. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus cingulatus. Con. testd turbinatd, transversim 

 striatd, albidd, flammis rubido-castaneis latiusculis 

 undatis longitudinalibus, cingulisque numerosis arti- 

 culatis transversis vivide pictd; spird acuminatd, 

 variegatd. 



The girdled Cone. Shell turbinated, transversely 

 striated, white, vividly painted with rather broad, 

 waved, reddish chestnut longitudinal flames, and a 

 number of dark articulated narrow girdles of the 

 same colour ; spire acuminated and variegated. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 482. 



Hab. Indian Ocean; Lamarck. 



The narrow girdles above noted are for the most part 

 only visible on the longitudinal flames. 



