CONUS.— Plate XLIII. 



The fine cambric Cone. Shell somewhat ventricosely 

 turbinated, nearly smooth ; white, very thickly de- 

 cussated with exceedingly fine reddish brown lines 

 in such a manner as to form two broad transverse 

 bands ; spire rather obtusely convex, apex rose- 

 tinted. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hab. ? 



This interesting shell, for the loan of which I am in- 

 debted to the zeal of Mr. Adamson of Newcastle, is very 

 distinct from any hitherto described species. The paint- 

 ing viewed through an ordinary lens suggests the ap- 

 pearance of very fine lawn or cambric linen, and is of 

 quite a novel character. 



Care should be taken not to confound this delicate 

 shell with the Conus columba, which is of smaller size, 

 and not grooved throughout. 



Species 193. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus Adansoni. Con. testa abbreviato-turbinatd, su- 

 pernl- obesd, ccerulescente-albd, olivaceo-viridi mar- 

 moratd, maculis niveis, lineisque punctato-ititerruptis 

 cinctd; spird convexd, apice mucronato, rosaceo. 



Adanson's Cone. Shell shortly turbinated, stout round 

 the upper part, bluish white, marbled with olive- 

 green, encircled with snowy white flakes and nu- 

 merous dot-interrupted lines; spire convex, apex 

 pointed, rose-tinted. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 502. 

 Le chotin, Adanson. 



Hab. Red Sea. 



This shell, for another example of which see PI. 



XXXVI. f. 190. /, is very closely allied to the Conus 



magus; its short stout growth is however somewhat 



peculiar. 



Species 234. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus lacteus. Con. testa turbinatd, solidd, inflatd, 

 undique sulcata, sulcis subdislantibus, subtilissime 

 striato-cancellatis ; eburned, nitente ; spird svbde- 

 presso-convexd, spiraliter striatd, apice elato ; aper- 

 turd latiusculd,fauce aurantio tinctd. 



The milk-white Cone. Shell turbinated, solid, in- 

 flated, grooved over its entire surface, grooves ra- 

 ther distant, very finely cancellated with stria; ; 

 ivory-white, shining; spire rather depressly con- 

 vex, spirally striated, apex raised ; aperture rather 

 broad, interior stained with orange. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hab. ? 



Species 235. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus Parius. Con. testd turbinatd, solidd, superne 

 obesd, basim versus sulcata, sulcis distantibus lutius- 

 culis, densissime. striato-cancellatis ; marmoreo-albd ; 

 spird plano-convexd, Imvi, apice mucronato, fusees, 

 cente. 



The Parian Cone. Shell turbinated, solid, stout round 

 the upper part, grooved towards the base, grooves 

 distant, rather broad, very thickly cancellated with 

 striae ; marble-white ; spire flatly conxex, smooth, 

 apex pointed, tinged with brown. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Conus spectrum album, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab., vol. x. 



pi. 140. f. 1304. 

 Conus columba , var. c, Lamarck, Enc. Meth.,pl.331. 

 f. 3. 

 Hab. ? 



This shell, which is of a solid, shining white, (like the 

 celebrated marble of Paros,) has been evidently con- 

 founded with the Conus columba ; it requires however no 

 very great exercise of critical discrimination to perceive 

 that it differs materially both from that and the preceding 

 species. 



Species 236. (Mus. Stainforth.) 



Conus Tinianus. Con. testd turbinatd, tenui, ventri- 

 cosd, basim versus striatd; cinnabarind, maculis 

 pallide ctesiis nebulatd, tteniis indistinctis minio albo- 

 que articulatis irregulariter ornatd; spird obtuso- 

 convexd, apice rosaceo. 



The Tinian Cone. Shell turbinated, thin, ventricose, 

 striated towards the base ; cinnabar or dull red 

 lead colour clouded with pale greyish blue spots, 

 and irregularly ornamented with indistinct fillets of 

 articulated white and dull cinnabar ; spire obtusely 

 convex, apex rose-tinted. 



Hwass, Enc Meth. vers, vol. i. part 2. p. 713. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 502. 



Hab. Island of Tinian, Ladrones. 



This is a light rudely formed shell, exhibiting a deli- 

 cate and very pretty style of painting. The Conus 

 ! aurora (Species 62. PL XII.) runs so closely into the 

 Conus Tinianus, that it might perhaps, with more pro- 

 priety, be regarded as a variety of it. 



