
CoTTON—CATALOGUE OF CONE SHELLS 235 
CloRONAXIS MARCHIONATUS (Hinds). 
Conus marchionatus Hinds, 1848, p. 256. Marquesas. 
Conus eudoxus Tryon, 1883, Man. Conch., p. 10, pl. 27, fig. 3. Hab,? 
Loc. Marquesas Island. 
Remarks. The species is represented by four adult typical specimens showing 
little variation. 
CoroNAXIS BANDANUS (Bruguiére). 
Conus bandanus Bruguiére, 1792, p. 611. Banda Island. 
Loc. Philippines. Banda Island. China Strait, Papua (Elliott). 
Remarks. A Philippine Island specimen is 90 mm, in height. 
Genus RaomBus Montfort. 
Rhombus Montfort, 1810, 2, p. 408. 
Genotype: Conus imperialis Linné, 1758. Hab." 
Remarks. Coronate shells with straight sides, interrupted spiral lines and 
sometimes a couple of irregular spiral bands. 
RHOMBUS IMPERIALIS (Linné). 
Conus imperialis Linné, 1758, p. 712. Hab.? 
Conus fuscatus Born, 1780, p, 147. Mauritius. 
Conus viridulus Lamarck, 1810, p. 31. Oc. Austral. 
Loc, Brooker Island. Philippines. New Caledonia, Mauritius. Fiji. 
Ruomeus ZonaTUS (Bruguiére). 
Conus zonatus Bruguiére, 1792, p. 613. Ocean Asiatique. 
Loc. Andaman Islland, Kenyon Collection, 
Remarks. This appears to be distinet from impertalis, 
GROUP C. 
Genus Virroconus Iredale. 
Virroconus Iredale, 1930, p. 80. 
Genotype; Conus ebraeus Linné, 1758. India. 
Remarks. Shell short, wide and thick, spire a little coronated and rather 
elate ; surface weakly spirally lirate, irae coarser towards the base ; typical coloura- 
tion of semi-lunate to rectangular large black maculations forming three inter- 
rupted spiral bands on the body whorl, on a white background. 
Virroconus EBRABUS (Linné). 
Conus ebraeus Linné, 1758, p. 715. India. 
Conus hebraeus Born, 1780, p. 159. Hab.? 
Loc. Manus. New Britain. Lord Howe Island, Funafuti. Mauritius. 
Solomon Islands. Bougainville, Hawaii. Fiji, Misima. Queensland. Philippines. 
Remarks. The Rev. H. K. Bartlett says that this species of cone and the 
Money Cowry Moneturia moneta are ‘the commonest objects on the beach at. 
Misima.”’ 
