268 coNus. 



angusta paululum iufra medium cincta ; spira breviter conica ; 

 anfractus serie tuberculorum marginati, ultimua ad angulum 

 tuberculis elevatis acutiusculis albidis coronatus, infra angu- 

 lum convexus, infra medium constrictus, oblique costatus ; 

 apertura modica, supra et infra subtequaliter lata, fauce 

 pallide purpurea, columella basi contorta, labrum acutuni, 

 superne vix sinuatum. Long. 35, lat. 20 mill. 



Hab. Gallapagos. Type in Mr. Melvill's collection. 



509. Taylorianus, Smith (f. 733). — 0. testa parva, bre- 

 viter conica, saturate fusca, albo maculata ; spira breviuscula, 

 gradata, ad apicem leviter prominente, albo variegata ; anfrac- 

 tus 9, superne declines, angulati, ad angulum coronati, striis 

 spiralibus paucis sculpti, ultimus superne coronatus et angu- 

 latus, infra angulum levissime convexus, spiraliter puncto- 

 striatus, ad angulum niaculis magnis remotis niveis et pau- 

 lulum infra medium maculis ejusdem coloris ornatus, et prope 

 basin niveo punctatus ; apertura angusta, fauce fusco violacea, 

 albo maculata; labrum superne vix sinuatum. Long. 20, 

 lat. 11 mill. 



Specimen from the collection of Mr. T. Lombe Taylor 

 now in the British Museum. 

 Hab. Australia. 



510. RACEMOSUS, Sowerhy (f. 734). — C. testa cylindraceo- 

 turbinata, subventricosa, solidula, Igevi, fusco-aurantiaca, 

 lineis obscuris sparsim albo articulatis transverse ciugulata, 

 et cumulis macularum albarum trigonarum in series tres dis- 

 tantes dispositis ornata ; spira convexiuscula, apice subob- 

 tuso ; anfractus planato declives, ultimus obtusissime angu- 

 latus. Long. 54, lat. 25 mill. 



At first sight this shell bears very much the aspect of 

 C. crocatus, but it is of a more obtuse and ventricose form. 

 The specimen is now in Mr. Melvilhs collection. 



511. ALBOSPIRA, Smith (f. 735). — C. testa breviter conica, 

 alba, zonis duabus vel tribus strigarum pallide olivaceo-fus- 

 carum picta ; spira concava, breviuscula, ad apicem dilute 

 carnea ; anfractus 9-10, declives, plani, vix gradati, liris 

 tenuibus tribus spiralibus incrementique lineis sculpti ; ulti- 

 mus superne subacute angulatus, ad latera leviter convexus, 

 striis transversis supra medium tenuissimis sed inferne pro- 

 fundioribus et subpunctatis insculpti ; apertura supra angusta, 

 versus basin latior, dilutissime lilaceo-alba, labrum ad angu- 

 lum vix emarginatuni. Long. 27, lat. 14 mill. 



