conus. 433 



Shell two inches long, and about half as broad, and the orange 

 specks are most commonly more or less distinctly formed in- 

 to transverse bands. Martini, for the Linnaean C. bul/atus, 

 has figured several young Cypraeae, which have much the ap- 

 pearance of Cones, and the error has been continued by 

 Born, Schroeter, and Schreibers. Chemnitz, in his 10th 

 Vol., has given a correct figure and references, which Gme- 

 lin has most strangely incorporated with those of Martini. It 

 is plain from his description that Martini's fig. 622 was in- 

 tended for this species, but it is so badly executed as not to 

 be worth notice. 



timorensis. 156. Shell sub-cylindrical, flesh-co- 

 loured, mottled with white, and marked with 

 a dotted transverse zone ; spire acuminated, 

 channelled; aperture effuse, and the throat 

 white. 



Conus Timorensis. Bruguiere Enc. Meth. p. 731. Lamarck 

 in Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 429. 



Erie. Method, t. 341. f. 3. 

 Inhabits the East Indian Ocean. Bruguiere. 

 Shell about an inch and a half long, and eight lines broad ; it 



differs from C. bullatus, not only in being generally smaller 



and rather narrower in proportion to its length, but also in 



having the spire conical and acuminated. 



nimbosus. 157. Shell oblong, sub-ventricose, trans- 

 versely grooved, whitish, with transverse 

 brown lines and dots, and rose-coloured, 

 bands ; spire depressed, striated. 



Conus nimbosus. Solanders MSS. Bruguiere Enc. Meth. 



p. 732. Lamarck in Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 429. 

 Enc. Meth. t. 341.f. 5. 



Inhabits the East Indian Ocean. Bruguiere. 



Shell about sixteen lines long, and seven broad, and has the 

 aperture much narrower than in either of the preceding spe- 

 cies ; the outer lip is unusually thick, and is slightly toothed 

 on its edge ; the inside is pearly white, with a faint tinge of 

 citron colour. 



rosaceus. 158. Shell ovate, sub-ventricose, rose- 

 coloured, with two narrow whitish transverse 

 bands ; spire conical, aperture effuse. 

 vol. i, 2 F 



