CON US. 



Plate XLIII. 



Species 229. (Mus. Cuming.) 



onus Clerii. Con. testd turbinatd, superne acutanguld, 

 tenuiculd, per totam superftciem subtilissimi liratd ; 

 albd, strigis fuscescenlibus, longitudinaliter undatis, 

 subirregulariter variegatd ; spird depressiusculd, le- 

 viter canaliculatd, apice elato, mucronato. 



lery'sCone. Shell turbinated, sharply angled round 

 the upper part, rather thin, very finely ridged over 

 the entire surface ; white, somewhat irregularly va- 

 riegated with longitudinally waved brownish streaks ; 

 spire rather depressed, slightly canaliculated, apex 

 raised and pointed. 



eeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



ab. Cape St. Thomas, Brazils (found in sandy mud at 

 the depth of thirty-five fathoms) ; Clery. 



I have much pleasure in adopting the name of an intel- 

 ;ent French naval commander, to whom we are indebted 

 r this, and many new and interesting species of shells. 



Species 230. (Mus. Cuming.) 



>nus piperatus. Con. testd subabbrevicito-turbinatd, 

 basim versus sulcald; albd, maculis fuscis parvis 

 sparsis irregulariter ornatd; spird convexd, spirali- 

 ter striata, apice mucronato, elato ; apertures fauce 

 fuscescente tinctd. 



ie peppered Cone. Shell rather shortly turbinated, 

 grooved towards the base ; white, irregularly or- 

 namented with small scattered spots ; spire convex, 

 spirally striated, apex raised and pointed ; interior 

 of the aperture stained with pale brown. 



eeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



ab. ? 



The Conus erythraensis is perhaps the nearest allied 

 ecies to this, well characterized by the stained inte- 

 )r, and the more dotted style of the external painting. 



Species 231. (Mus. Griiner, Bremen.) 



onus Gruneri. Con. testd turbinatd, superne lavi, in- 

 fra transversim sulcata, sulcis prominentibus ; albd, 

 maculis subquadratis rubris trifasciatim taniatd, in- 

 tervallis punctis rubris minutissimis aspersis ; spird 

 depresso-pland, spiraliter canaliculatd, basi intus ex- 

 tusque nigricante-violaceo tinctd. 



Gruner's Cone. Shell turbinated, smooth round the 

 upper part, grooved beneath, grooves prominent ; 

 white, filleted with three bands of nearly square 

 red spots, the spaces between which are sprinkled 

 with very fine dots of the same colour ; spire de- 

 pressly flat, spirally canaliculated ; base stained 

 with very dark violet within and without. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hub. Island of Java. 



This is a beautiful little species, very distinct from 

 any hitherto described. At the request of Mr. Cuming 

 I have named it after M. Griiner of Bremen, a very 

 zealous collector, whom I thank most cordially, not only 

 for the loan of the shell, but for setting an example which 

 I trust continental amateurs will not fail to profit by. 



There is another specimen of rather larger size, in the 

 cabinet of Mr. J. E. Gray of the British Museum. 



Species 232. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus emarginatus. Con. testd subfusiformi-turbinatd. 

 lawi, ad basim leviter sulcata ; albd, strigis fuscis la- 

 tiusculis undatis vivide variegatd ; spird elatd, cana- 

 liculatd, apice mucronato ; lubro arcuatojuxta spiram 

 emarginato. 



The emarginated Cone. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 turbinated, smooth, slightly grooved at the base ; 

 white, vividly variegated with rather broad waved 

 brown streaks ; spire raised, canaliculated, apex 

 pointed ; lip curved, emarginated next the spire. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1S43. 



Conus arcuatus, Gray, Zool. Beechey, Voy., p. 119. 



llab. Pacific Ocean. 



Having already figured the Conus arcuatus from a spe- 

 cimen of the best authority (see Plate XV.), the entire 

 surface of which is transversely grooved, I introduce the 

 shell represented in pi. 36 of the ' Zoology' of Beechey's 

 Voyage under the above new title. 



Species 233, a, b. (Mus. Adamson.) 



Conus sindon. Con. testd subventricoso-turbinatd, lawi- 

 usculd ; albidd, lineis rubido-fuscis subtilissimis den- 

 sissime bifasciutim decussatd ; spird subobtuso-con- 

 vexd, apice rosacea. 



January 1844. 



