CONUS Augur 

 Girdled Cone. 



Generic Ciiaracteu, 

 Testa unlvahis, turhinata, s. inverse conka, convolufa; apertura longitudinaliSj 

 angustata, edentata ; hasieffusa; spira bretissima. 



Typus Genericus Conus marmoratus, &c. Linn. 



Shell univalve, turbinated, inversely conic, convolute; aperture lonoritu- 

 (linal, narrow, not toothed ; base effuse ; spire very short. 

 Generic Type Conns marmoratusy &c. 



Specific Character. 



C. testa glabra, fuho-alhida, fasciis latis nigro-castaneis, Uneisque transversis 

 punctatis ; spira obtusa, convexa, striata, depressu. 



Shell smooth, fulvous-white, with broad dark chesnut bands and trans- 

 verse lines of dots ; spire obtuse, convex, striated, depressed. 

 C. augur. Lajuarck Annul. Mns. xv. 277. Encycl. Meth. 333. 6. 

 Conus mawus. GmcUn 3392. 57. Martini ii. 58. 641. 



i. HE Girdled Cone is conspicuous among the beautiful shells 

 of this extensive family, by the broad and rich chesnut bands, 

 which are either two or three in number, and more or less broken 

 into spots ; in high-coloured shells the minute lines of dots be- 

 tween them are also of the same colour. It is not a common 

 species, and inhabits the Asiatic ocean. 



This is the Conns Magus of Gmelin and Martini, and of our 

 sale catalogues : this error has originated from Gmelin having 

 described two distinct shells, C. Augur and C. Magus, under 

 the latter name. 



I have not referred to Lister's figure 755. 7, being doubtful 

 of its affinity ; and those of INIartini and Bruguieres are very 

 bad. 



PI. 65. 



