CONUS.— Plate XLVI. 



versely striated, stria; raised, becoming more pro- 

 minent towards the base ; white, sometimes very 

 pale yellow, unspotted; spire obtusely convex, 

 smooth. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 469. 



Hob. ? 



This appears to be a shell of very rare occurrence ; I 



have not seen it in any private cabinet. 



Species 258. (Fig. a, b and c, Mus. Brit.) 



Conus Grati. Con. testd turbinatd, superne obesd, sub- 

 pyriformi, solidd, leevigatd, basim versus liratd ; 

 casta, aut cinereo-cceruled, maculis grandibus nigri- 



cantibus, undatis, seepissime bifasciatim digestis, or- 

 natd; spird convexd, apice mucronato. 



Gray's Cone. Shell turbinated, stout at the uppei 

 part, somewhat pear-shaped, solid, smooth, finely 

 ridged towards the base ; grey or ashy blue, orna- 

 mented with large waved blackish spots, general]) 

 arranged so as to form two bands ; spire convex 

 apex pointed. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1843. 



Hub. ? 



As our national Museum is indebted to Mr. Gray fo: 



this very interesting new species, I have much pleasun 



in naming it after him. 



