44 CONUS. 
C. EMActatTus, Reeve. PI. 13, fig. 47. 
Shell narrow. with depressed conical spire, ridged-striate 
throughout; light yellow, violet-stained at the base. 
Length, 1°5 inches. 
Java, Philippines, Australia, N. Ca’edonia, Polynesia. 
Distinguished by its narrower form and raised striz. 
C. FLAvipus, Lam. PI. 13, figs. 48-50. 
Shell yellowish to orange-brown, with an obscure lighter band 
below the shoulder and in the middle, encircled by ridged striz, 
sometimes nearly obsolete above, base stained purple; aperture 
orange or violaceous, with a white central band. 
Length, 1°5—2°25 inches. 
Red Sea, E. Africa, Ceylon, Java, Australia, 
New Caledonia, Polynesia. 
C. Maltzanianus, Weinkauff (fig. 49), is founded on highly 
colored specimens, with more rounded shoulder, the striz 
rather more distant, sometimes subgranulous. These characters 
are common in some of the Tahitian specimens, but have no 
distinctive value. 
C. mirmillo, Crosse (fig. 50), described from a single specimen 
without locality in the Cumingian collection, is of the same 
general character as C. Maltzanianus. 
Var. PEASE!, Brazier. 
Spire flat, sides slightly contracted in the middle, lip bright 
orange, stained with violet, epidermis thicker and rougher than 
the type. Described by Pease as C. neglectus, a name preoccu- 
pied by A. Adams. Pease subsequently considered it a mere 
variety of C. flavidus. 
C. Guoyner, Sowb. PI. 13, fig. 51. 
Spire slightly coronate, deeply grooved; dark chestnut, 
lighter banded at the shoulder and in the middle of the body- 
whorl; aperture white. Length, 26 mill. 
Habitat unknown. 
C. LomsBel, Sowerby. Pl. 13, fig. 52. 
Shell smooth, suleate anteriorly ; reddish brown, maculated 
with white at the shoulder; aperture purplish. Length, 22 mill. 
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