CONUS. 19 
clouded, with numerous small chestnut or chocolate spots and 
short lines, often forming dark clouds, so placed as to make 
interrupted, revolving bands. Length, 2—2°75 inches. 
Ceylon, Java. 
C. punicarius, Hwass. PI. 4, fig. 68; PI. 5, fig. 69. 
Shell white, the spire tubercuiated, covered by dark chocolate 
or nearly black spots, which sometimes by their juxtaposition 
indicate two bands; epidermis, as in the other species of the 
group, very thin, translucent. Length, 1:°5-2°5 inches. 
Japan, New Guinea, New Caledonia to Central Polynesia. 
C. fustigatus, Hwass (fig. 68), includes the varieties in which 
the spots are larger and less numerous. 
C. Vautireri, Kiener. PI. 5, fig. 70. 
Spire tuberculate, sides of body-whorl nearly direct ; white, 
with chestnut spots, overlaid here and there by lighter chestnut 
clouds. Length, 33 mill. 
NV. Caledonia, Marquesas Islands. 
C. sTERCUS-MUScARUM, Linn. PI. 5, fig. 71. 
Shell with somewhat convex sides, a rather short, conical 
spire, which is broadly channeled, and acutely angulated 
shoulder; white with numerous revolving lines of chocolate and 
opaque white spots, and chocolate or chestnut cloudings forming 
interrupted broad bands; spire darkly maculated and spotted ; 
aperture tinged more or less with flesh-color. Length, 2 inches. 
Ceylon, Java, Philippines, N. Australia. 
Section V. MurEs. 
Coronaxis, Mirch, not Swainson. 
©. Mus, Hwass. PI. 5, figs. 72, 73. 
Shell with tuberculated spire, the body-whorl covered by nar- 
row, raised revolving striz; ash-white, longitudinally streaked 
and maculated with chestnut, the tubercles of the spire white, 
and usually a white band below the middle of the body-whorl ; 
aperture chestnut-colored, with a central white band. 
Length, 1-1-75 inches. 
West Indies, Florida. 
