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the Textile Cones than any other of the group. 

 Native of Ceylon. 

 C. racemosus (Sowb.). Shell brownish orange, solid, 

 smooth ; spire convex, with obscure articulated 

 brown and white revolving lines and clusters of tri- 

 angular white spots sparingly agglomerated. Unique 

 in my collection; formerly in that of Mr. Bewley, 

 of Liverpool, and subsequently in S. Prevost^s, of 

 Alen9on. 



b. episcopi. 



Under this head come a very variable assortment of 

 shells, grouped mostly, but, I think, wrongly, by Tryon 

 under the head C omaria, with the exception of aulicus 

 and Elism. 



C. Eliscs (Kiener). Shell very closely reticulated with 

 chocolate-brown, so as to appear like a uniform 

 brown surface with innumerable white specks. 

 From Madagascar. A very distinct species, though 

 somewhat like C. racemosus. 

 C. praelatus (Hwass). Always suffused and clouded with 



grey ; very distinct. 

 C. magnificus (Reeve) . A truly magnificent species, very 

 variable, but always recognizable. In form like 

 episcopus, with very obtuse spire marked as in the 

 body of the shell in a regular continuation; shell 

 pink, much suffused with dark chocolate and very 

 delicate reticulation. From the Philippines. 

 C. episcopus (Hwass). Variable, and no doubt allied to 

 omaria, but the greater size and greater boldness in 

 marking are always sure to distinguish it. Native 

 of all Eastern seas. 

 C. omaria (Hwass). Very variable. Among the speci- 

 mens exhibited are some resembling C. cordigerus 



