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green, a little darker at the expanded distal portion. The edge of 

 the snout is flesh-color. Sole of the foot flesh-color. The internal 

 anatomy behind and betAveen the tentacles appears pinkish and 

 shines through the substance of tlie tissue. 



Of the animal of C . {G .) vignalense fogonense we have taken the 

 following notes : Flesh-color, with a smoky suft'usion ; base of ten- 

 tacles, forehead, and snout ashy gray. The distal portion of the 

 tentacles is pale orange in color, not expanded at the tip; edge of 

 snout paler than the region behind it. When resting the animal 

 suspends itself by a mucous thread. 



Distribution of the subspecies of C. (C.) vignalense is shown in 

 fiffure 72. 



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Figure 72. — Distribution of the subspecies of Chondropometes (Chondropometes) vigna- 

 lense: (1) azucarense; (2) azucarellum ; (3) celadense; (4) lucifer; (5) martillense; 

 (6) infeniale; (7) pocnitentis ; (8) hruneocinctum ; (9) venerabilc; (10) ignicolor; 

 (11) piadae; (12) palmaritense ; (13) caponense; (14) puertecitense; (15) vignalense; 

 (16) jarucense; (17) clappi; (18) fogonense. 



KEY TO THE SUBSPECIES OF CHONDROPOMETES (CHONDROPOMETES) VIGNALENSE 



Shell uniformly ground-glass white. 



Greater diameter more than 20 mm clappi 



Greater diameter less than 18 mm vignalense 



Shell not uniformly ground-glass white. 



Shell ground-glass white hut with a broad pale straw-colored 



axial band a little distance behind the peristome venerabile 



Shell not as above. 



Shell pale straw-color. 



Dark axial band behind aperture absent puertecitense 



Axial ribs distantly spaced. 



Axial i-il)s closely spaced azucarellum 



