EditorialConus marmoreus from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Shell from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Saint Helena, Dutch East India Company, niet van toepassing, before 1613, l 5.8 cm ? d 3.4 cm.
EditorialConus marmoreus from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Shell from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Saint Helena, Dutch East India Company, niet van toepassing, before 1613, l 9.0 cm ? w 4.8 cm ? h 4.5 cm.
EditorialConus marmoreus from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Shell from V.O.C. ship the 'Witte Leeuw', Saint Helena, Dutch East India Company, niet van toepassing, before 1613, l 7.3 cm ? w 4 cm ? d 4 cm.
Editorial'The Shell', 1650. The shell is a Conus marmoreus, which is native to south-east Africa, Polynesia and Hawaii. The shell's striking pattern, with the tight spiral of its base, has been captured in great detail. PD, 1868-8-22-672 (Hind 248, Bartsch 159).