Conus Collection

The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Tulip cone, Conus tulipa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1802

Orange flag and cobweb cone shells, Conus ammiralis arausiacus and Conus araneosus (as Conus arausiacus and Conus arachnoideus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Admiral cone varieties, high admiral and cedo nulli, Conus ammiralis, Conus cedonulli (Conus ammiralis var. summus, Cedo nulli). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Various shell specimens
Whelk, Buccinum undatum 1, Noahs ark, Arca noae 2, noble pen shell, Pinna nobilis 3, Tusus brevis 4, Caltrop murex, Murex tribulus 5, Admiral cone, Conus admiralis 6, volute, Voluta arenata 7

Shells and seaweed on the shore
Sea snail, Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone, Conus ebraeus 2, Episcopal miter, Mitra mitra 3, dog conch, Laevistrombus canarium 4, limpet, Patella scutellaris 5, and rosy razor clam

Prosobranchia sea snail shells: triumphant star turban, Guildfordia triumphans 1, imperial cone, Conus imperialis 2, Madras harp, Harpa davidis 3, Venus comb, Murex pecten pecten 4, branched murex

Admiral cone, larval stage of lamprey, and extinct ammonite
Admiral cone, Conus ammiralis 1, ammocete or larval stage of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 2, and extinct ammonite mollusc fossil 3

Oyster, cone and wentletrap shells
Hammer oyster, Malleus malleus 1, cone shell varieties, Conus cedonulli 2, Conus ammiralis 3-5, precious wentletrap, Epitonium scalare 4, and common wentltrap, Epitonium clathrus 6

Conus and Epitonium shells
Watercolour by Johann Gustav Hoch, c. 1771. Clockwise from top left: Conus ammiralis, Admiral cone; Conus episcopus, Episcopal or bishop cone; Conus imperialis, Imperial cone; Conus virgo

Tropical shells including Colombella, Buccinum, Voluta, Terebra, Conus imperialis and Harpa.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Glory of the Seas cone, Conus gloriamaris.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Amadis cone variety, Conus amadis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Conus marmoreus, cone shell
A pair of cone shells (Conus marmoreus). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific and is a venomous carnivore

Conus cedonulli, matchless cone
Plate 48 from Thesaurus Vol. 3, 1758 by Albertus Seba (1665-1736)

Conus textile, textile cone
Detail of tent pattern of textile cone shell. Photographed by Harry Taylor

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