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ata : intus flavo-olivacea : ligamentum latum, pallidum, minutis- 

 sime granulatum. Long. 1^, lat. | poll. Hab. New South 

 Wales. 



Resembles fig. 61 of Sowerby's Conch. Illustr., which is said 

 to be a variety of C. Indicus, but which has no ramose sculpture 

 on the lateral areas. 



Chiton platessa. Testa parva, tenuis, elongato-ovaiis, trans- 

 versim arcuata, citrino-olivacea, ubique minutissime punctata ; 

 areis lateralibus parvis,vixelevatis,lineis 2-3 inconspicuis striatis; 

 areis centralibus lineis confertis acutis granulatis arcuatim decus- 

 satis ; valva postica magna, obscure radiata ; margine virente, 

 fusco tessellato, minutissime granulate: intus ca3ruleo-virescens. 

 Long. I, lat. ^\ poll. Hab. New South Wales. 



Similar in its general aspect to C. fniiicosus, but smaller, 

 smoother, and the sculpture of the lateral areas and terminal 

 valves enlirely different. It is almost exactly like fig. 67 of the 

 *' Conchological Illustrations." 



Chiton jaspideus. Testa ovata, tenuis, carinata, ubique mi- 

 nutissime punctata, coloribus rosaceis plus minusve saturatis 

 picta ; areis centralibus lineis minutis granosis confertissime stri- 

 atis ; areis lateralibus indistinctis, et lineis 3 ad 4 sparse granu- 

 osis radiatim notatis ; valvis terminalibus granoso-striatis, postica 

 excavata ; margine coriaceo, pruinoso. Long. 1, lat. y^ poll. 

 Hab. Callao. 



Resembles, in size, shape, and sculpture, C. apiculatus, Say ; 

 but the sculpture is more delicate, and the color, resembling 

 some varieties of jasper, is quite distinctive. 



Chiton puniceus, (Couthouy MS.) Testa parva, oblongo- 

 elliptica, elevata, ad dorsum carinata, punctatissima, punicea, 

 gradibus setatis conspicuis obtusis signata : areis lateralibus prse- 

 rupte elevatis, et sparsim granulatis ; areis centralibus costulis 

 longitudinalibus parallelis ad 6, plerumque ad medium dislocatis, 

 clathratis ; valva posteriori rostro parvulo acuto et septo transver- 

 sali notato : ligamentum minutissime imbricatum, adversum su- 

 turas albido fasciatum. Long. J-, lat. -^q poll. Hab. Orange 

 Harbor. 



Very much resembles C. ruber, Lowe. 



Chiton confossus. Testa parva, ovata, fastigiata, pallida, 



