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deseribed by Brazier, and are much surprised that such an authority should have 
forgotten his cunning to such an extent as to fail to recognize this common and 
variable species. The further encumbering of species by needless synonomy is 
difficult to restrain under present procedure, especially if those locally interested 
have no opportunity of criticism until after the mischief has been accomplished.’’ 
In the following year, 1891, one of these gentlemen introduced the following 
species, Conus segravet, which may prove to be a subspecies of anemone. Lamarck 
describes the species as ashy-white or cinnamon coloured waved with brown and 
chestnut spots, with a white band. Variety aslightly yellowish, clouded with chest- 
nut. Variety b bluish-white painted longitudinally with irregular oblong brown 
spots. The operculum is straight, long and narrow, about one-fourth of the length 
of the aperture and has its nucleus apical. 
FLORACONUS SEGRAVE! (Gatliff). 
Conus segravet Gatliff, 1891, p. 179, pl. 2, 3. Near Shoreham, Victoria. 
Loc. South Australia down to 200 fathoms. Western Australia, down to 
100 fathoms. Victoria. 
Remarks. Specimens dredged alive down to 20 fathoms and dead at greater 
depths resemble this species. It may be the deeper water form of anemone to which 
it is closely allied. 
FLORACONUS MACULOSUS (Sowerby). 
Conus maculosus Sowerby, 1833, pt. 24, fig. 8, 3x. ‘*Capul Island’’ error New 
South Wales. 
Conus jukest Reeve, 1848, pl. 2, sp. 278. North Australia. 
Conus maculatus Sowerby, 1858, p. 31, pl. 13 (199), fig. 296. ‘‘Capul Island,’’ New 
South Wales. 
Conus rossitert Brazier, 1870, p. 301. Botany Bay. 
Loc. East Australia and Lord Howe Island. Sydney. Broken Bay. Bal- 
moral. 
Remarks. Very variable and common. The holotype of rossiteri D. 5795 is a 
juvenile 
FLorAcONUS cyANostomus (Adams). 
Conus cyanostoma Adams, 1854, p. 116. W. Africa (?). 
Conus coxeni Brazier, 1875, p. 34, pl. 4, fig. 10. Moreton Bay. 
Conus innotabilis Smith, 1892, p. 487, pl. 40, fig. 1. New South Wales. 
Loc. Queensland, Caloundra, Moreton Bay, New South Wales, Ballina. 
Remarks. The type locality is Hast Australia not West. Africa given by 
Adams in error. The Queensland and New South Wales shell do not show even 
subspecifie differences. 
FLORACONUS SINGLETONI sp. nov. 
Shell rather small for the genus, white to cream without any other coloura- 
tion; spire consistently moderately elevated sharp showing little or no variation 
in different specimens; spire and body whorl regularly spirally finely lirate, lirae 
on the body whorl coarser anteriorly, much coarser and posteriorly very fine 
medially; aperture pure white, narrow not much widening anteriorly, perios- 
tracum very thin, horn coloured. Height 45 mm., diameter 22 mm. 
