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264 American Seashells
Conus mazei Deshayes Maze's Cone
Southeast Florida and the West Indies.
Plate 14k
1% to 2 inches in length. A long, narrow, and very handsome species
which has rows of delicate beads on the very high spire. This is probably
the most valuable cone in Florida waters. A few fortunate collectors in
Florida have dredged this unusual cone.
Conus granulatus Linne Glory-of-the-Atlantic Cone
Southeast Florida and the West Indies.
Plate 14I
I to I % inches in length. A fairly slender cone with rounded whorls in
the spire which have spiral threads. Colored a brilhant orange-red to bright-
red with flecks of brown and gold. Coarse spiral threads are usually present
on the sides. Interior of aperture with a rosy-pink blush. A perfect specimen
of this species is, indeed, a collector's item. It is very rare in Florida and not
at all common in the West Indies. It lives in reefs just offshore.
Coims anstiin Rehder and Abbott Austin's Cone
Tortugas to Yucatan and West Indies.
1 MO iV-z inches in length, pure white in color, although some may have
a yellow-brown apex. Characterized by numerous odd-sized spiral threads on
the sides. Sides of whorls flat to slightly rounded. Shoulders sharp to slightly
rounded. Top of whorls slightly concave, with one smooth spiral carina and
several much smaller threads. Shell sometimes with axial puckerings or rib-
like wrinkles. Periostracum velvety and grayish brown. Rare off Florida but
common in 20 fathoms off Yucatan.
Cojiiis clarki Rehder and Abbott Clark.'s Cone
Off Louisiana.
Plate 141
I to i^ inches in length, whitish in color and with small weak spots,
rather turnip-shaped, similar to austini, but with 27 to 30 very strong, squar-
ish spiral cords on the sides. The cords, and especially the one at the shoulder,
are strongly beaded. Between the cords there are microscopic, axial threads.
Periostracum gray. Apparently rare offshore in 29 fathoms. This and the
preceding species were named after Austin H. Clark, scientist, author and
gentleman. C. frisbeyae Clench and Pulley 1952 is unquestionably this spe-
cies.