
234 RECORDS OF THE S.A. MUSEUM 
CoRONAXIS MARMOREUS (Linné). 
Conus marmoreus Linné, 1758, p. 712. Asia. 
Loc. Manus. Brooker Island. Port Moresby. Fiji. New Caledonia. Kenyon 
Coll. Torres Straits. Port Douglas. North Queensland. Barrier Reef, 
Remarks. Manus specimens are small, about half the size of fully grown 
Indian Ocean specimens. 
CORONAXIS PSEUDOMARMOREUS (Crosse). 
Conus pseudomarmoreus Crosse, 1857, p. 223, pl. 9, fig. 4. Hab.? 
Loc. New Caledonia. 
Remarks. A single specimen is typical. The spire, not coronated, is one- 
fifth ef the height of the shell. 
CoRONAXIS CROSSEANUS (Bernardi). 
Conus crosseanus Bernardi, 1861, p. 168, pl. 6, fig. 3,4. New Caledonia. 
Conus crosseanus lineata Crosse, 1878, p. 168, pl. 3, fig. 3, 3a. New Caledonia. 
Jioc. New Caledonia. 
Remarks. Our specimens are smaller and more heavily marked with choco- 
late reticulations. Probably a variant of marmoreus. 
CORONAXIS NIGRESCENS (Sowerby). 
Conus nigrescens Sowerby, 1859, p. 429, pl. 49, fig. 2. Hab.? 
Loc. New Guinea. Kenyon Collection. Manus. 
Remarks. This form of marmoreus is smaller and even more heavily reticu- 
lated with brown. Typical ones can be selected from Manus material. 
Coronaxis NocTuRNus (Solander). 
Conus nocturnus Solander, 1786, p. 156, No. 3411. China. 
Conus deburghiae Sowerby, 1858, p. 2, pl. 1, fig. 6, 7. Moluceas. 
Tioc. Moluceas. 
Remarks. In our series from the above locality, one specimen is of the de- 
burghiae variety, but apparently the same species. 
CoRONAXIS ARANEOSUS (Solander). 
Conus araneosus Solander, 1786, p. 76, No. 1714; p. 106, No. 2328. Hab.? 
Loc. Philippines. 
Remarks. Kenyon series with the above locality range up to 70 mm. in height. 
Coronaxis Nicoparicus (Bruguiére). 
Conus mecobaricus Bruguiére, 1792, p. 612. Grandes Indes. 
Conus peplum Sowerby, 1858, p. 3, pl. 1, fig. 13 and pl. 17, fig. 408. Red Sea. 
Conus vidua Reeve, 1843, pl. 8, fig. 45. Capul. 
Loc. Andaman Island. Nicobar. 
Remarks. Specimens from the above logalities appear distinct from araneosus. 
