. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. Cones, VolideSj Mitres, and Olives, G3 CONES, VOLUTES, MITEES, AND OLIVES. These are names given by collectors to certain classes of univalve shells, distingaished by pecu- liarities of formation, more or less distinct. We sliall describe two or three of each, that our readers may have some idea of the meaning of the terms which are often used by those who speak or write on conc
. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. Cones, VolideSj Mitres, and Olives, G3 CONES, VOLUTES, MITEES, AND OLIVES. These are names given by collectors to certain classes of univalve shells, distingaished by pecu- liarities of formation, more or less distinct. We sliall describe two or three of each, that our readers may have some idea of the meaning of the terms which are often used by those who speak or write on conchology. The family of Cones, called ConidcB, is an ex~ tensive one; considerably above two hundred species having been discovered. Many of them are very beautiful, both in shape and colour, so that they are highly valued by collectors; they are prin- cipally found in the southern and tropical seas, upon sandy bottoms, at depths varying from a few feet to seventeen fathoms. The shells are generally thick and solid, rolled up, as it were, into a conical form ; the most familiar illustration that can be given of this form is a sugar-loaf, which all these shells moro or less resemble in general outline, as thus—. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E. , 1937- , donor. DSI. London : Groombridge and Sons
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