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This is another very chaste and characteristic species, allied to the 
Conus daucus. 
Conus urratus. Con, testd subabbreviato-turbinatd, liris subpro- 
minulis undique circumdatd ; albidd, maculis paucis aurantio-fuscis 
longitudinaliter confluentibus biseriatim cinctd ; spird exsertd, no- 
duliferd, apice pallidé rosaceo ; basi et aperture fauce vivide vio- 
laceo-rosed. 
Conch. Icon., Conus, pl. 47. f. 268. 
Hab. ? 
_ A very curious well-marked species, in excellent condition, which, 
I believe, is at present unique in the unrivalled Cone-collection of 
the Rey. F. J. Stainforth. 
Genus PLevRoToma. 
Prevrotoma pica. Pleur. testd crassd, obtuso-pyramidali, albd, 
maculis fuscis, paucis, grandibus, subquadratis, irregulariter va- 
riegatd ; anfractibus eleganter semicostatis, costis angustis, nume- 
rosis ; superne levibus, concavis ; sinu lato. 
Conch. Icon., Pleurotoma, pl. 8. f. 61. 
Hab, Island of Capul, Philippines ; Cuming. 
A very solid white shell, pied here and there with dark brown 
blotches. : 
PLEUROTOMA ALABASTER. Pleur. testd turritd, intis extisque ni- 
ved, roseo interdum leviter tinctd, transversim subtilissimé sulcatd 
et striatd ; anfractibus longitudinaliter costatis, superne subde- 
pressis ; sinu lato. 
Conch. Icon., Pleurotoma, pl. 8. f. 65. 
Hab. Island of Siquijor, Philippines (found in loose coral sand on 
the reefs at low water) ; Cuming. 
The sculpture of this shell is exceedingly delicate, the cross grooves 
looking as if they had been graved with an etching-point. 
Pievrotoma venusta. Pleur. tesid obeso-fusiformi, flavicante, 
Susco-maculatd ; anfractibus rotundatis, transversim multicostatis, 
oblique maculatis, superne depressis, maculis majoribus vivide pic- 
tis ; canali elongato. 
Conch. Icon., Pleurotoma, pl. 9. f. 79. 
Hab. Island of Siquijor, Philippines (found in coral sand on the 
reefs at low water) ; Cuming. 
This highly interesting shell, which is at present unique in Mr. 
Cuming’s collection, differs materially, both in form and in the colour 
and character of the marking, from any of its congeners. 
Puevroroma EximiA. Pleur, testd gracile fusiformi, albd, anfrac- 
tibus convewis, costis angustis longitudinalibus, striisque transversis 
elevatis, eximié cancellatd ; sinu subindistincto; canali mediocri, 
leviter tortuoso. 
Conch. Icon., Pleurotoma, pl. 10. f. 82. 
Hab. Island of Masbate, Philippines (found under stones at low 
water); Cuming. 
