70 Barnes on the Genus Chiton. 
ted to Doctor Mitchill; who, with ry Se ee 
liberality, transferred the: duplicates to the 
Referred, as usual to a:‘committee for edairitnstion; they 
prove to be five species of the genus Curron, three of which 
are probably undescribed. 
SPECIES. 
1. Curron Macectanicus. Che tz: 
Shell with a black dorsal band, edged ‘with yell 
Hab. Coastof Peru. Capt. C. eT nse 
2.Cuiton Srriatus. Fig. 1. Pl. 3. 
Shell with eight finely eentek "valves, and the 
~ Shell walang to its —- than Chiton 
squamosus, which it resembles in the direction of the striz 
Be marginal triangles, being striated transversely, and the 
dorsal longitudinally, and the terminal valves radiated. 
Strie' very fine, somewhat sumieid and interrupted. 
Margin narrow, covered with small, round, shining, 
ofauniform dark bronze colour. Specimen dark green} 
in its dried state, cinereous : inside light bluish green. 
3. Cniton Peruvianus. Lamarck. Fig. 2. PL3. 
Shell with onda valves, margin thickly set with 
black hairs, a fringe at each joint. 
Hab. Coast of Peru. Capt. Ridgely. 
"Tana 1.5 Breadth .75 
binet of Dr. Mitchill. 
Shell slightly siriihed: somewhat rough, cinereous, with @ 
tinge of red in the center. Margin thickly covered with 
black or dark roan hairs, which, in the living specime®, 
are nearly half an inch long ; and also a thin fringe or row 
