44 



Bui^ivKTiN 39 



2l6 



Conus proteus Dall, 1890, Trans, Wagner Free Inst. Sci., vol. 3, pt. i, 

 p. 26. 



Conus proteus Maury, 1917, Bull. Amer. Pal., vol. 5, p. 206, pi. 6, 

 fig. II. 



This is a. common species in the Miocene and Pliocene beds of 

 Costa Rica and Panama. It is generally possible to distinguish 

 two forms, a smaller one which agrees with typical examples of 

 proteus in form and coloration (which is frequently preserved, ) 

 and a larger and heavier t3^pe, like the so-called leoninus. This 

 second variety may show several dark spiral bands in addition to 

 the square yellow blotches. Such markings we have not observ- 

 ed on recent examples of leoninus. 



Gatun Stage: Bana7ia River, Port Limon, Water Cay. Plio- 

 cene: Monkey Poi7it; Bocas. 



Conus VeatchI, n. sp. Plate 2, figures 5, 8 



Shell rather large, heavy and broad, with a low, nearly flat 

 spire, but pointed, slightly projecting apex; spire-whorls about 

 10 in number, with a slightly raised border near the suture and 

 marked with fine spirals which on the last whorl number 10 or 

 11; shoulder of the last whorl rounded or beveled; last whorl, 

 large and broad, nearly smooth above, except for the very faint 

 spirals, but with numerous, fine, irregular spirals on the canal; 

 pillar straight; aperture straight and narrow, slightly wider 

 below. 



Length 43, breadth 28 mm. 



The present collection contains two specimens, the larger of 

 which from Water Cay, serves as the holotype. The species is 

 very unlike any of the associated Gatun species in its low, near- 

 ly flat spire. The Conus demiurgus Dall, of the Chipola Mio- 

 cene of Florida, is a related species. 



It is named for Dr. A. C. Veatch, Director of the Explora- 

 tion Work of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, for his 



