CONUS. 



Plate XLII. 



Species 224. (Mus. Belcher.) 



onus Califoenicus. Con. testa abbreviato-turbinatd, 

 solidd, basim versus striata, striis elevatis ; parte su- 

 pernri albidd, maculis perpaucis, fuscescentibus, obli- 

 quis, orna/d, infra pallide fusceseente, filis tenuis- 

 simis confertis cinctd ; spird obtuso-convexd. 



he Californian Cone. Shell shortly turbinated, 

 solid, striated towards the base, striae raised ; up- 

 per part whitish, ornamented with a very few light 

 brown spots, pale brown beneath, encircled with a 

 number of very fine, close-set, thread-like lines ; 

 spire obtusely convex. 



[nds, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



lb. California. 



This species is one of very simple character, quite di- 

 nct from any hitherto described. 



Species 225. (Fig. a, b and c, Mus. Stainforth.) 



>nus stramineus. Con. testd obloiigo-turMnatd, sub- 

 cylindraced, basim versus sulcata", sulcis subdistantibus, 

 subti/issime striato-cancellatis ; albidd, maculis quad- 

 rangularibus aurantio-fuscis, bifasciatim confusis, 

 cinctd ; spird concavo-elatd, spiraliter sulcatd, apice 

 mucronato. 



[E straw-coloured Cone. Shell oblong-turbinated, 

 somewhat cylindrical, grooved towards the base, 

 grooves rather distant, very finely cancellated with 

 striae ; whitish, encircled with rows of square 

 orange-brown spots, confused together so as to form 

 two bands ; spire concavely raised, spirally grooved, 

 apex pointed. 



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

 Conus alveolus, Sowerby, Conch. Mus., f. 1 1 . 



Variety /j. (Fig. a.) 



sta maculis longitudinaliter confluentibus. 



iell with the spots longitudinally flowing together. 



Conns cinereus, var. Sowerby, Conch. Mus., f. 43. 

 ib. Mollucca and Philippine Islands. 



This is a shell of more solid growth than the Conus 

 ereus, but may be best distinguished by its different 

 'le of painting. 



Species 226. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus bosticus. Con. testd turbinatd, solidiusculd, lavi, 

 basim versus granulosd ; alba, punctis maculisque 

 grandibus, bwticis, vivid'e pictd ; spird subobtuso- 

 convexd, obsolete coronald, spiraliter sulcatd, sulcis 

 striato-cancellatis . 



The dark brown Cone. Shell turbinated, rather so- 

 lid, smooth, granulated towards the base ; white, 

 vividly painted with dark brown dots, and large 

 blotches of the same colour ; spire rather obtusely 

 convex, obsoletely coronated, spirally grooved, 

 grooves cancellated with striae. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hub. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



The Conus bwticus exhibits no other colour but that 

 of the dots and blotches, which are of very dark choco- 

 late-brown upon a white ground. 



Species 227. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus efistomium. Con. testd elongato-turbinatd, recta, 

 tenuiculd, alba, maculis aurantio-fuscis , peculiariter 

 fluentibus, bifasciatim cinctd, maculis albo subobsolett 

 transversim punctato-linealis ; spird depressiusculd, 

 fusceseente maculatd. 



The spigot Cone. Shell elongately turbinated, straight, 

 rather thin, white, encircled with two bands of pe- 

 culiarly flowing orange-brown spots, spots crossed 

 with faint white dotted lines ; spire rather depressed, 

 spotted with light brown. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hab. Mauritius. 



This shell is of a peculiarly straight form, and re- 

 minds one very forcibly of the spigot or faucet-stop of a 

 barrel ; the very faint white dotted transverse lines are 

 exceedingly regular, and of quite a different character to 

 those of the brocade species. 



Species 228. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus cocceus. Con. testd turbinatd, superne obesius- 

 culd, subrotundatd, transversim subtilissime liratd, in- 

 terstitiis leviter pertusis ; alba, liris maculis parvis 

 irrcgularibus, pallide cocceis, eximie taniatis , spird 



obtuso-convexd. 



January 1S44. 



