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CONUS diversiformis. 
TAB. DCXXIII. —Jig. 3—6. 
Spec. Char. Doubly conical ; spire half as high 
as it is wide, acute ; upper portions of the 
whorls narrow, concave, and concentrically 
striated ; last whorl much longer than the 
spire, with straight sides, striated about the 
beak ; aperture narrow. 
Syn. Conus diversiformis, Desk. Coq. Foss. ii. 746. 
pi. 98./. 9-T<J. Morris, Cat. Brit. Foss. 143. 
Var. j3. Inner whorls crenated on their angles 
(fig. 6.) ; fig. 3 shows indications of similar 
crenatures. 
The striae about the beak of this Cone sometimes extend 
half way up the last whorl. It is difficult to fix upon cha- 
racters to distinguish this from C. deperditus; the short 
spire, which however is variable, and the straighter sides 
of the last whorl are relied upon : the extended lip is the 
same in both species. The specimens found at Parnes and 
Mouchy are said by M. Deshayes to have no crenatures 
upon the spire, whereas most of the English specimens have 
a few near the apex. 
