C O N U S carinatus, 

 Carina ted Cone. 



Generic Character. — See PI. 65. 



Specific Character. 



C. testd sub-cylindraced, carinatd, fulvd ; spirce depressae, concaves, 

 maculatce, apice acuto, anfractibus vald^ concavis, striis numerosis 

 subgranosis insculptis ; bast obtusd, striatd, cingulo gibbo cir- 

 cumdatd. 



Shell nearly cylindrical, carinated, fulvous; spire depressed, con- 

 cave, spotted, tip acute, the whorls very concave, with numerous 

 subgranulated strise ; base obtuse, striated, with a gibbous 

 belt. 



Another rare and remarkable shell of this numerous 

 genus, from the same collection as the Cone last described. 

 I believe it to be hitherto unfigured, and unknown to any 

 writer ; for I cannot reconcile it with any of Lamarck's 

 descriptions of species not yet represented. 



I know of no other specimen than the very fine one in 

 Mr. Dubois' cabinet. The shell is heavy ; the body whorl 

 contracted at the upper part, where the margin is sharply 

 carinated ; the spire much depressed and concave ; each 

 volution is also concave, and has from three to four fine 

 grooves, which occupy its full extent, and which appear 

 minutely granulated ; but this is only caused by the longi- 

 tudinal lines of growth : the tip of the spire acute ; the base 

 is wider in circumference than usual, with a gibbous belt 

 marked by elevated striae, in other respects the shell is 

 smooth ; the base of the aperture is effuse, the bands on 

 the body whorl pale and not well defined, and the spire 

 slightly spotted. It is doubtless an inhabitant of the Asiatic 

 ocean. 

 PJ. lis. 



