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very rare shell, approaching C. gloria-maris rather than C. fertile 

 in form, and in the light sandy character of its reticulation. It is 

 much shorter, however, and has two broad bands of orange patches. 



3G8. gloria-maris, Chemn. — C. tenuis, elongato-fusiformis, 

 minutissime fulvo reticulatus, maculis angustis rubro-strigatis 

 fasciatim ornatus; spira elevata, leviter gradata (f. 586). — Ele- 

 gantly fusiform and delicately reticulated, this shell is not only 

 one of the rarest but also one of the most beautiful of Cones. 



369. retifer, MenJce.- — C. solidus, brevis, obtusus, roseus, 

 fasciis aurantiis longitudinalibus et transversis rubro-nigrescente 

 strigatis ornatus, interstitiis rubro reticulatis ; spira pyramidali, 

 anfractu ultimo rotundato (f. 580). — A short, thick, solid shell, 

 richly coloured. 



370. lucidus, Mawe. — C. subcylindricus, solidus, obtusus, in- 

 fra sulcatus, transverse rubro lineatus, interstitiis longitudinaliter 

 divisis ; maculis nigrescentibus et albis triseriatim ornatus ; spira 

 obtusa, maculosa, et reticulata ; anfractibus depressis, angulatis 

 (f. 581). — Distinguished by the. regular red lines across the shell. 



371. Madagascariensis, Sowb. — C. subventricosus, oblongus, 

 laevis, lineis rubris minute reticulatus; maculis magnis albo fusco- 

 que articulato-lineatis bifasciatim ornatus ; spira brevi, angulata ; 

 anfractibus depressiusculis, apice acuto (f. 583). — The markings 

 resemble those of C. omaria, but it is a short shell, with sharp 

 apex. 



372. pr^latus, Brug. — C. oblongus, obtusus, laevis, roseus, 

 ca;ruleo partim suffusus, inaiqualiter reticulato-maculatus, macu- 

 lis albis uno latere subcreruleis ornatus; spira brevi, obtusa (f. 585). 

 The white and pink spots are shaded with blue. 



373. EuZiE, Kien. — C. solidus, subturbinatus, caslancus, ni- 

 gro alboque articulatim lineatus, maculis albis cordiformibus et 

 lineis reticulatis fasciatim variegatus ; spira obtusa; anfractu ulti- 

 mo rotundato, convexo (f. 578).- — In the specimen originally de- 

 scribed, the brown colour occupies a larger proportionate space 

 than in the specimen represented. Like C. episcopus and others, 

 the species has a very thick brown spire. 



374. Colubrinus, Lamk. — C. solidus, subcylindricus, castaneus, 

 maculis albis longitudinalibus irregulariter ornatus ; spira obtusa, 

 angulo rotundato (f. 587). — Another obtusely spired solid shell, 

 marked with irregular oblong white spots, longitudinally arranged 

 on a dark-brown ground. 



