CONID^E. 



around which is grouped other similar species. In this arrange- 

 ment, pattern of coloring takes high rank, and the groupings 

 indicate species which may have had a common ancestry. That 

 this classification is in many respects faulty cannot be denied, 

 but it appears on the whole to be better than that of the Messrs. 

 Adams. 



A number of beautifully illustrated monographs of Conus 

 have been published : 



Sowerby. Conchological Illustrations. 137 colored figures. 



Sowerby. Thesaurus Conchyliorum (and Supplement), vol. iii. 

 450 species ; the plates containing about 650 figures. 



Reeve. Conchologica Iconica (and Supplement). 337 species. 



Kiener. Coquilles Vivantes. 324 species, 111 plates. 



AVeinkaulf. In Kiister's Continuation of Martini and Chem- 

 nitz's Conchylien Cabinet (completed 1875). 411 species, 71 

 colored plates. 



Weinkauffs Catalogue of Conus, published in 1874, contains 

 the names of 352 species, distributed into 17 groups or sec- 

 tions : 



1. Marmorei (C. marmoreus, Linn.). 2. Literati (G. literatim, 

 Linn.). 3. Figulini ( C. figulinus, Linn.). 4. Arenati (C. are- 

 natus, Hwass). 5. Mures (C. ??iws, Hwass). 6. Yarii i C. varius, 

 Linn.). 7. Amrnirales ( C. ammiralis, Linn.). 8. Capitanei (C. 

 capita ncn^. Linn.). 9. Virgines (C. virgo, Linn.). 10. Dauci 

 (G. dtuH'ti}*, ll\v:iss). 11. Magi (G. magus. Linn.). 12. Aehatini 

 (C. achatinus, Chemn.). 13. Asperi (C. a*per, Lam.). 14. 

 Terebri ( C. terebra, Born). 15. Bulbi (C. bulbus, Reeve . Hi. 

 Tulip;e ( C. tulipa, Linn.). 17. Texti (C. textile, Linn.). 



The Cones are very variable in some of their characters, such 

 as the tnbercnlation of the spire and body-whorl, striae, colors 



and the pattern of coloring; so that the synonymy is very diffi- 

 cult to arrange satisfactorily. A number of species have l>een 

 charaetrri/ed since the date of the last-named publication, but 

 on the other hand several species considered distinct by I>r. 

 Wcinkatiir I have been obliged to consolidate, so that in the 

 following pages, arranged mainly in accordance witli his cata- 

 logue, the number of admitted species will not be found to vary 

 materially from his enumeration. 



