TKITOX. Panama Shells. 115 



Shores of Peru ; Kiener : also Deshayes. 

 "Le Perou et je crois la mer Eouge ;" Duclos. 

 Bay of Caraccas ; Cuming ! Reeve. 

 Peru; Jay. 

 Taboga ; C. B. A. ! 

 We collected 24 specimens. 



Notwithstanding the opinion of Duclos, we are very sceptical 

 of the identity of an} r .Red Sea species with those species which 

 inhabit this continent. 



Family MURICIDJE. 

 126. Triton Cheiimitzii. 



Synonymy. 



Argo-buccinum nodosum Chem. Conch. Cab. IV. 98. pi. 



131. f. 1255-6. 1780. 



Murex argus var. (3 pars. Gmel. in Linn. Syst. 3547. No. 78. 1788. 



Triton Chcmnitzii Gray in Zool. Beech. Voy. p. 110. 1839. 



Fusus Wiegmanni Anton Verzeich. p. 77. 1839. 

 Cassidaria setosa Hinds teste Reeve. 



Triton Chemnitzii Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 11. f. 37. May 1844. 



Fusus Wiegmanni Phil. Abbild. II. pi. 2. f. 2. 4. var. 1845. 

 Triton perforatus Con. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil. 



IV. 156. .- Feb. 1849. 



Con. in Jouru. Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil. 



new ser. I. 280. pi. 39. f. 6. var. 1849. 

 nodomm Mke. in Zeitschr. Malak. p. 189. 1850. 



Station. In sandy mud, at the depth of 6 fathoms ; Cuming ! 

 Reeve. 



We found this species under stones at extreme low water mark. 

 Habitat. Panama ; Cuming ! Reeve. 



Panama ; Philippi : also Jay. 



Lower California or Peru ; Conrad. 



Mazatlan ; Melchers ! Menke. 



Panama, and Taboga ; C. B. A. ! 

 We collected 9 specimens. 



