UNIVALVES. — CONUS. 81 



Among the rarities may be enumerated the C. ammiralis 

 or admiral cone, the vice-admirals, guinea-admirals, and 

 the varieties of the zebra cones from the South Seas ; most 

 of which, when fine, are frequently estimated at from one 

 to ten guineas. But this price appears trifling when com- 

 pared with the value of the C. gloria-maris ; which, incre- 

 dible as it may appear, was estimated at one hvmdred 

 guineas. The following are also considered rare and beau- 

 tiful: the C. aurisiacus, C.glaucus, C. nobihs, and a variety 

 of C. quercinus, which has been found at the Friendly 

 Islands, surrounded with an elevated girdle. 



The far greater number of species are found in the In- 

 dian ocean ; some are brought from the shores of Africa 

 and America; and others from the South Seas. 



CONUS— Co«e. 



Division I. — Spire subtruncated. 



Family 1. — Spire coronated. 

 Marmoreus — Marhled. Zonatus — Zoned. 



Nocturnus — Night. Imperialis — Imperial. 



Nicobaricus — Nicobar. " Fuscatus — Clouded. 



Arachnoideus — Spider-web. Candidus — White. 



Family 2. — Spire plain or channelled. 

 Literatus — Lettered. Mustelinus — Weasel. 



Eburneus — Square- spotted. Leopardus — Leopard. 



Tessellatus — Mosaic. Hyaena — Hyena. 



Generalh— General. MWes— Soldier. 



Monile — Necklace. Centurio — Centurion . 



Canaliculatus — Grooved. Fusiformis — Fusiform. 



Radiatus — Radiated. Spurius — Spurious. 



Virgo — Virgin. Leoninus — Lion. 



Capitaneus — Captain. Characteristicus — Arabic. 



Chemnitzn— Chemnitz's. Cxruiescens— Blue. 



Zebra — Zebra. 

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