CONUS.— Supp. Plate VOL 



add, medio subcontractd, superiie lavigatd, lineis in- 

 crementi longitudinaUter arcuatim striata, bad subti- 

 liter liratd, liris irregidaribus, subundulatis, spird 

 depressiusculd, lavigatd, apice elevato, acuto ; albidd, 

 aurantio-coccineo longitudinaUter tinctd, macidis per- 

 paucis fuscis interruptis et obscuris fasciatim notatd, 



apertures fauce rosacea. 



Cuming's Cone. Shell somewhat triangularly conical, 

 rather solid, slightly contracted in the middle, smooth 

 above, longitudinally arcuately striated with lines of 

 growth, finely ridged at the base, ridges irregular, 

 slightly waved, spire rather depressed, smooth, apex 

 elevated, acute ; whitish, longitudinally stained with 

 orange-scarlet, and marked in a banded style with a 

 few interrupted and obscure brown spots, interior of 

 the aperture pink. 



Hab. Salango, West Columbia (at a depth of about seven 

 fathoms) ; Cuming. 



In general form and tinge of colour this species ap- 



proaches the C. virgatus, but it is distinguished by a ver 

 different design of marking. Several specimens wer 

 collected in the above-named locality by Mr. Cuming, t 

 whom I have the pleasure of dedicating it. 



Species 278. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Conus hepaticus. Con. testa conico-turbinatd, supern 



lavigatd, basin versus sulcata, spird snbcanaliculatd 



albd, prope apicem fuscescente. 

 The livek-coloured Cone. Shell conically turbinatec 



smooth above, grooved towards the base, spire slight! 



channelled ; white, stained with brown at the apex. 

 Kiener, Icon. coq. viv. pi. 97. f. 3. 

 Hab. ? 



I have not had an opportunity of seeing the type ( 

 M. Kiener's C. hepaticus. The shell here figured ver 

 nearly approaches it, whilst it does not agree with an 

 other species. 



