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end; head ochre-yellow; siphon creamy-white, with two 

 transverse black zones which are margined with orange- 

 yellow. 



69. CoNUS TESSELLATUS, Bom, We have invariably found this 



a comparatively rare species at all the groups except the 

 Society Islands; and even the latter location only obtained 

 them plentifully in one small strip of white sand, just below 

 low water mark. 



The animal is of a yellowish-white color, with the 

 foot mottled with brownish-buff, and anteriorly spotted 

 with black ; the creeping disk is buff-yellow with darker 

 veins; siphon creamy-yellow tinged with brown, edged 

 with yellow, and a large transverse black spot iiuirks the 

 anterior end. 



70. Coxus TEXTILE, Lin. Not uncommon; under stones on 



weedy bottom in the upper region of the laminarian zone. 



71. CoNUS TULiPA, Lin. Somewhat plentiful ; under clumps of 



coral on reefs. When collecting at the Panmotus, I found 

 three examples of this species, and held them in my hand 

 while searching for other shells, when one suddenly threw 

 out its long slender proboscis and punctured one of my 

 fingers, causing sharp pain not unlike the sting of a wasp. 



72. CoNUS TENDiNEUS, Brug. A rare species ; only found washed 



up on sandy beaches. 



73. CoNUS Saxtieri, Kien. Not uncommon ; under stones at 



the Marquesas, where it seems to be peculiar. 



74. Coxus VEXiLLUM, Mart. Somewhat rare; on reefs. 



Animal deep olivaceous-black with a paler creeping 

 disk, and the end of the siphon, together with the anterior 

 end of the foot margined with olive-yellow. 



