CONUS. 



Supp. Plate VII. 



Species 263. (Mus. Cuming.) 



<onus coronatus. Con. testa fusiformi-turbinatd, 



obesd, liris sublilibus aquidistantibus cingulatd, spird 

 ampld, foriiter corona fd ; supra albd, infra olivaceo- 

 cinered, jloccis albis parvidis oblongo-quadratis basi 

 notatd. 



'he crowned Cone. Shell fusiformly turbinated, stout 

 in the middle, encircled throughout with fine equi- 

 distant ridges, spire large, strongly coronated ; white 

 at the upper part, olive-ash beneath, marked with 

 small oblong-square white Hakes at the base. 



lab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



The spire of this little species is of unusually large pro- 

 mrtion. 



Species 264. (Mus. Cuming.) 



jOKUS Pealii. Con. testa' subfusiformi-conicd, superne an- 

 gulatd, l/eci, basin versus sulcata, sulcis conspicuis, 

 regularibus, pertusis, spird elevatd, subcanaliculaid, 

 xiilililissimr arawtini striata, apice acuta ; albidd, cas- 

 taneo sparsim longitudinaliter nebulatd et per marginem 

 anfractuum punctata, vittis numerosis angiislis castaneo 

 et opaco-atbo articutatis undique cinctd. 



'eal's Cone. Shell somewhat fusiformly conical, angled 

 round the upper part, smooth, grooved towards the 

 base, grooves conspicuous, regular, pricked, spire 

 elevated, very sbghtly channelled, and finely arcuately 

 striated, sharp at the apex ; whitish, longitudinally 

 clouded, and along the edge of the whorls, dotted 

 with chestnut, encircled throughout with numerous 

 narrow fillets of articulated chestnut and opake white. 



Jreen, Trans. Albany Institute, U. S. 



lab. Florida. 



A very distinct species, allied in form to the C. verru- 

 osus and acutangulus. 



Species 265. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Joxus atramentosus. Con. testa obeso-conica, subpy- 

 rtfbrmi, tolidd, creberrime striato-suleatd, sulcis per- 

 tusis, spird reticulata; cinereo-atrd, punctis paucis 

 grandibus albis iuperne aspersd, basi albd. 



Che inky (.'one. Shell stoutly conical, somewhat pear- 

 shaped, solid, very closely striately grooved, grooves 



pricked, spire reticulated with grooves ; ashy-black, 

 sprinkled at the upper part with a few large white 

 dots, base white. 

 Hab. Island of Mindoro, Philippines (under stones at low 

 water) ; Cuming. 



A very peculiar stout little species encircled with fine 

 grooves, the spire being reticulated with the same. 



Species 266. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus sptculum. Con. testa fusiformi, utrinque acute 

 alten/tatd, solidiusculd, superne angulatd, laevigata, basi 

 liratd, spird acutissime acuminata ; albidd, rnaculis 

 punctisque paucis caslaneis aspersd. 



The little dart Cone. Shell fusiform, sharply atten- 

 uated at both ends, rather solid, angled round the 

 upper part, smooth, ridged at the base, spire very 

 sharply acuminated ; whitish, sprinkled with a few 

 chestnut spots and dots. 



Hab. Cagayan, Island of Mindanao (in sandy mud at the 

 depth of twenty-five fathoms) ; Cuming. 



This peculiarly formed shell, of which I have seen two 

 or three specimens of similar character, might be taken for 

 the young of C. geueralis, from which it differs on com- 

 parison. 



Species 267. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus insculptcs. Con. testa fusiformi, basi multb 

 attenuatd, superne angulatd, undique sulcata, sulcis 

 latiusculis, longitudinaliter cancellalis, liris intermediis 

 planatk, spird elevatd, striata, margins subtilissime 

 coronatd; sordide fulvd. 



The engraved Cone. Shell fusiform, much attenuated 

 at the base, angled round the upper part, grooved 

 throughout, grooves rather broad, longitudinally can- 

 cellated, intermediate ridges flattened, spire elevated, 

 verj finely coronated at the edge; dull fulvous colour. 



Kiener, Icon. coq. viv. pi. 99. f. 2. 



Hab. Cagayan, Island of Mindanao (in sandy mud at the 

 depth of twenty-five fathoms) ; Cuming. 



I cannot but think this may prove to be a dwarf variety 

 of the ( '- Orbigni. 



June, 1849 



