258 POPULAR CONCHOLOGY. 



tuated in the middle ; foot very large ; mantle 

 large, covering great part of the shell. — There 

 are 62 species recent, and 5 fossil. 



These shells are very common, and are 

 often very beautiful ; many attain a large size. 

 They are brought principally from Asia, but 

 are also found in the African and American 

 seas. 



125. Conus. — Shell shaped like a cone, the 

 spire forming the base, and 

 scarcely projecting; mouth 

 narrow and long; left lip 

 smooth ; operculum very 

 small and horny * ; usually 

 an epidermis. Animal, head 

 very distinct, terminated by 

 a trunk capable of being 

 greatly extended ; two ten- 

 tacular with eyes near the 

 summit ; foot oval, and 

 rather long. — 181 species 

 recent, and 9 fossil. 



Many of the species of this genus are marked 



* Adanson. 



