CONUS. 165 
Comms nitles, 
The Conus miles of authors (Reeve, Conch. Icon. vol. i. Con. 
f. 9)is still preserved in the box thus marked in the Linnean 
cabinet, and alone agrees with the combined synonymy and de- 
scription of this species. The cited engravings of Seba and 
Rumphius decidedly represent the shell; that of Argenville is 
very like it, and has been generally quoted for it, yet the spire 
seems a little coronated. Linneus has correctly cited “ List. 
786, f. 54,” in his revised copy, and his son has likewise added 
* Mart..Conch. 2, 4. 59, f. 668, 4:” 
Cows princeps. 
Linneus did not himself possess this shell, but described it 
from a specimen in the ‘Museum Ulrice.’ That example has 
been examined by the celebrated Cuming, and proves to be the 
C. regius of authors, a shell figured by Reeve under its ancient 
appellation in his ‘ Conchologia Iconica’ (vol. 1. Con. f. 36, a). 
Bonanni’s indicated sketch reminds one of the markings in 
princeps, but was probably meant for vermiculatus; it is very ill 
executed. 
Comms anuiralis. 
The well-known Admiral Cone, that “luxus ignorantiz”’ as 
it is somewhat scornfully termed by Linneus in his own copy 
of the ‘ Systema,’ is still preserved (Chemn. Conch. Cab. vol. x. 
pl. 141, f. 1307, 1308, but larger) in the Linnean cabinet, and 
alone agrees with the combined descriptive and pictorial ac- 
count of this species. “ Malé” was justly appended to the 
synonym of Petiver, whoseengraving does not represent this 
exquisitely marked shell, but bears more resemblance to Conus 
raphanus. In the copy of the ‘ Systema’ that belonged to the 
