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CONUS. 43 
C. virtatus, Lam.’ PI. 13, figs. 41-44. 
Shell pink-brown, maculated or strigated longitudinally with 
light chestnut, with chestnut-dot‘ed revolving striz, and a central 
white, chestnut maculated band; spire convex maculated with 
chestnut. Length, 2 inches. 
Panama, Real Llejos. 
C. Cumingit, Reeve, in part (fig. 42), said to have been col- 
lected by Mr. Cuming at the Philippine Islands, appears to be 
synonymous. 
Var. Orion, Brod. PI. 13, figs. 43, 44. 
Shell broader and more angular at the shoulder, spire not 
convex; color dark brown, with similar maculated white bands, 
and rather continuous revolving lines of darker brown. C. Heno- 
quet, Bernardi (fig. 44), is probably identical. 
Section LX. VirGines. 
Lithoconus, pars, Morch. 
©: Virco, Linn, Pl. 13, figs. 45, 46. 
Shell solid, rounded below the shoulder-angle, spire flatly 
convex, slightly striate throughout, more distinctly at the base ; 
pale yellowish brown, tinged with violet at the base. 
Length, 2°5-3°5 inches. 
Red Sea, E. Africa, Ceylon, Philippines, 
New Caledonia, Polynesis. 
The shells figured by Reeve, Weinkauff and Sowerby for C. 
pastinaca, Lam., are probably worn specimens of this species. 
C. pastinaca is a doubtful species, the specimens in the 
Lamarckian collection at Geneva including, besides the above 
form, others lined like C. quercinus. 
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Var. CaLina#, Crosse. Pl. 13, fig. 46. 
Spire nearly plane, body-whorl a little swollen below, and 
twisted so as to form a very oblique slight columellar fold. 
New Caledonia. 
