Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals : selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . K6. CONUS Princeps,Prince Cone. Generic Character. — See PI. 65. Specific Character. C. conicus, coronatus, roscus ; lineis fusco-purpurtis longitudinalibus sub-ramosis ; spird comexd.—Lamarck. Coronated Cone, rosy, with brownish purple longitudinal lines,which are sometimes branched ; spire convex.—Lamarck. Conns Frinceps. Gmelin. 3378. (omittin
Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals : selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . K6. CONUS Princeps,Prince Cone. Generic Character. — See PI. 65. Specific Character. C. conicus, coronatus, roscus ; lineis fusco-purpurtis longitudinalibus sub-ramosis ; spird comexd.—Lamarck. Coronated Cone, rosy, with brownish purple longitudinal lines,which are sometimes branched ; spire convex.—Lamarck. Conns Frinceps. Gmelin. 3378. (omitting var. |3 and 7.) Turton. 4. 313. (omitting var. 2. and 3.)Conns regius. Martini, vol. x. pi. \38. fig. 1276. Brug. no. 12. Encj/. Meth. pi. 2\%. Jig. 3. Lainarck, Ann. du Mus. p. 31. no. 10. 1 HE Cones are remarkable both for their beauty and the veryhigh value attached to many of the varieties. Tliey are like-wise a very numerous family, and, with three or four excep-tions, are all inhabitants of tropical latitudes, particularly theIndian Ocean. Bruguiere and Lamarck have each writtenvery able descriptions of the species, of w^hich the latterenumerates 179 recent, and 9 found only in a fossil state. This is a shell of great rarity and
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