STROMBUS. Panama Shells. 113 



La Paz ; Lt. Green ! Gould MSS. ; also Mus. 



Essex Inst. 

 Taboga; C. B. A.! 



We obtained only 1 dead, but nearly perfect specimen. Mr. 

 Eeeve's statement is an example of a common ambiguity. The 

 phraseology implies that St. Elena and Panama are in Central 

 America ; but neither place being in that country, the question 

 arises, whether Central America is named as a third locality. 

 Looking over the habitats mentioned by English, and French, 

 and German authors, many such examples occur : and in view 

 of the acknowledged superiority of Europeans in all depart- 

 ments of science, such geography is exceedingly perplexing to 

 an American. 



If the locality Tahiti, mentioned by Dr. Jay, can be 

 authenticated, it will be a very important fact of distribution. 



124. Strombus graiiulatus. 



Synonymy. 



Slrombus granulatus Swains, in Bligli Catal. App. p. 8. May 1822. 



Wood Ind. Test. Supp. pi. 4. f. 21. 1828. 



Swains. Exot. Conch, p. 36. (Han- 



ley ed.) 1841. 



Sowb. Thes. Conch, p. 33, No. 39. 



pi. 9. f. 100. 1842. 



Kiener Iconog. p. 28. pi. 22. f. 1. 



Lam. An. sans Vert. IX. 713. No. 



37. (Desh. ed.) 1843. 



Duclos in Chenu 111. Conch, pi. 11. 



f. 5, 6. 1843. 



Lam. An. sans Vert. III. Pt. 2. p. 



752. No. 37. (Desh. ed. tert.) 1844. 



Kiist. Conch. Cab. p. 64. pi. 13. f. 13. 1845. 



Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 14. f. 32. Jan. 1851. 



Station. In sandy mud at the depth of from 6 to 8 fathoms ; 

 Cuming! Eeeve. 



