THE 
TULIP CONE. 
Generic Character. 
Animal resembling a Limax or Slug. 
Shell more or less conic or pyramidal. 
Aperture longitudinal, linear, without teeth, 
entire at the base. 
Pillar smooth. 
Specific Character, &c. 
Smooth white ventricose CONE, with longitu¬ 
dinal orange-coloured clouds, and dusky 
transverse specks. 
The Tulip-Shell or TULIP CONE. 
The Tulip Cone is justly considered as one of the 
most beautiful shells of its tribe: it is a native of 
the Indian seas, and is represented on the plate in 
its natural size. 
