CONUS. 11 



C. MUSICUS, Hwass. PI. 2, figs 22, 23. 



Whitish, with light ash-violet broad bands and narrow revol- 

 ving lines of chocolate, broken up into short lines and spots ; 

 spire often slightly coronate, rayed with chocolate. 



Length, 15-25 mill. 



Philippines, Australia, Solomon's Is., New Caledonia. 



C. Mighelsi, Kiener (fig. 23), is a synonym. 



C. EBURNEUS, Hwass. PI. 2, figs. 24, 25. 



Shell white, usually with two or three light yellowish bands, 

 marked with very dark chocolate revolving spots. 



Length, 2 inches. 



Ceylon to Viti .Islands. 



Much smaller and more swollen in outline than C. literatus, 

 lower part of the bod} r -whorl distinctly grooved, spire with two 

 impressed revolving lines, spots smaller than in C. literatus. C. 

 polyglotta, A. Ad. (fig. 25), varies slightly in the disposition of 

 the coloring. 



C. TESSELLATUS, Born. Plate 2, figs. 26, 2t. 



Shell white, with reddish orange spots and short lines in 

 revolving series, and forming by crowding together two irregular 

 bands ; base stained with light violet. Length, 2-2'5 inches. 

 Red Sea, Ceylon, Mozambique, Mauritius, 



Philippines, New Caledonia, Polynesia. 



Has the same revolving sculpture at base and on the spire as 

 C. eburneus ; the difference is in coloring only. 



C. crassus, Sowb. (fig. 27), is shorter and more ventricose, but 

 can scarcety claim varietal rank. Viti Islands. 



C. BAYLEI, Jousseaume. PI. 2, fig. 28. 



White, with light brown spots disposed in revolving series 

 and indistinctly forming bands ; base of shell and spire without 

 revolving grooves, Length, 32 mill. 



Habitat unknown. 



Distinguished from C. tessellatus by the smooth surface. 



C. SUTURATUS, Reeve. PI. 2, figs. 29, 29 a. 



Shell yellowish or pink-white, with broad light brown bands ; 

 spire and base sulcate. Length, 28 mill. 



North Australia. 



