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brown dots. Periostracum yellow, very thin 
and translucent in young individuals, thicker 
and brown in larger specimens. In life, foot 
and rostrum pale tan mottled with yellowish 
to reddish brown; tip of siphon reddish 
orange, followed proximally by pale buff and 
black bands. 
LENGTH: Usually to 60 mm. A specimen 
collected by W. H. Christensen at Ala Moana 
Reef, Oahu, measures 74 X 42 mm. A speci- 
men collected by C. S. Weaver measures 
73 X 44 mm. 
TYPE locality: Pacific Ocean. 
REMARKS: C. pulic arms occurs in patches of 
sand on reef platforms and in bays. It has 
been collected at depths exceeding 40 fathoms. 
Conus quercinus Solander 
Fig. 4 in Plate 1; Fig. 23 in Plate 2 
Conus quercinus Solander in Cat. Portland 
Mus., 1786, p. 67, no. 1501. 
Conus cingulum Gmelin, 1791, Syst. Nat., ed. 
13, p. 3378. 
Conus quercinus Flwass in Bruguiere, 1792, 
Enc. Meth. Vers, 1: 681, pi. 332, figs. 5, 6. 
Conus quercinus Bruguiere. Lamarck, 1810, 
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 276. 
Conus guercinus Hwass. Blainville, 1818, 
Diet. Sci. Nat., 10: 249. 
Conus quercinus Lamarck. Dufo, 1840, Ann. 
Sci. Nat., Ser. 2, 14: 172. 
Dendroconus quercinus (Hwass). Adams and 
Adams, 1853, Gen. Rec. Moll., 1: 250. 
Conus ponderosus Sowerby, 1858, Thes; 
Conchy!., 3: 54. 
Lithoconus quercinus (Bruguiere). Frauen- 
feld, 1869, Verb. k.k. Zool.-Bot. Ges. 
Wien, 19: 863. 
Cleohula quercina (Solander). Cotton, 1945, 
Rec. South Austral. Mus., 8: 260. 
Lithoconus quercimis (Hwass). Kaicher, 
1956, Indo-Pacific Sea Shells, Sect. 5, pi. 5, 
fig. 9. 
DESCRIPTION: Shell large and solid, variable 
in obesity. Body whorl obsoletely striate, the 
striae becoming more pronounced basally; 
aperture rather wide, sides parallel. Shoulder 
smooth, rounded. Spire depressed, concave, 
striate; apex raised. Color of body whorl yel- 
low, encircled with numerous closely spaced 
transverse threadlike brown lines; spire usu- 
ally paler yellow; interior of aperture white. 
Periostracum thick, brown, opaque. In life, 
foot and siphon brownish gray, heavily 
speckled with black. 
LENGTH: Usually to 100 mm. A specimen 
from Oahu in the B. P. Bishop Museum 
measures 134 mm. 
TYPE LOCALITY: None. 
REMARKS: C. quercinus is found in large 
sandy areas in bays and to depths of more 
than 40 fathoms. 
Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiere 
Fig. 30 in Plate 2 
Conus rattus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792, Enc. 
Meth. Vers, 1: 700, pi. 338, fig. 7. 
Conus taitensis Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792, Enc. 
Meth. Vers, 1: 713, pL 336, fig. 9- 
Conus capitaneus var. C. Lamarck, 1810, 
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 266. 
Conus rattus Bruguiere. Lamarck, 1810, 
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 408. 
Comis taitensis Bruguiere. Lamarck, 1810, 
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15: 424. 
Conus capitaneus var. B. Kiister, 1837- 
1840, Syst. Conch. Cab., ed. 2, 4: 8, pi. 14, 
figs. 13, 14. 
Conus taheitensis Hwass. Reeve, 1843, 
Conch. Icon., 1: pi. 15, sp. 78. 
Conus rattus Lamarck. Reeve, 1843, Conch. 
Icon., 1: sp. 78. 
Conus taheitensis Hwass var. rattus Lamarck. 
Catlow and Reeve, 1845, Conchol. No- 
mend. , p. 322. 
Leptoconus rattus (Lamarck) . Adams and 
Adams, 1853, Gen. Rec. Moll., 1: 252. 
Leptoconus taheitensis (Hwass). Adams and 
Adams, 1853, Gen. Rec. Moll., 1: 252. 
Conus taheitensis Bruguiere. Sowerby, 1857, 
Thes. Conchy!., 3: 5, pi. 2, fig. 26. 
