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C. CHARACTERISTICS (Chemii.), Auct. PL 3, figs. 38, 39. 



White, irregularly longitudinally flamed, forming two (or 

 sometimes three) interrupted broad bands ; body-whorl some- 

 what inflated, rdunded at the upper part, striate below ; spire" 

 striate. Length, 2 inches. 



West Africa, West Indies (authors) ; Borneo. 



The West Indies are not confirmed as locality by any of the 

 local collectors. " Borneo " is upon the label of specimens 

 before me, purchased from a London dealer. Deshayes, in the 

 second edition of Lamarck, admits the identity with this of 

 Lamarck's C. quaestor and C. muscosus, the latter being not adult. 

 C. Paulinae, Kiener, is also a synonym, according to Dr. Wein- 

 k a u if, and from the description of the unfigured G. Manoni, 

 Nevill (Indian Ocean), I am inclined to place it here also. 



C. SUCCINCTUS, A. Ad. PL 3, fig. 40. 



Light rose-colored, with two revolving lines of chestnut dots. 

 Length, 2T mill. 



Natal, South Africa. 

 C. AMBIGUUS, Reeve. PL 3, figs. 41, 42. 



Whitish, with obscure, light brown,- bands, and longitudinal 

 streaks ; spire ornamented with arched brownish spots. 



Length, 1*5 inches. 



West Africa. 



Reeve says : " There is always a doubtful character about 

 shells exhibiting faint indications of color ; I have not, however, 

 succeeded in referring this to any species hitherto described." 

 G. griseus, Kiener (fig. 42), is a synonym. 



C. TROCHULUS, Reeve. PL 3, fig. 43 a. 



Shell white, with usually a violet tinge, interior of aperture 

 light violet. Length, 1 '25-1*5 inches. 



Cape Verd Islands. 

 C. CUNEIFORMIS, Smith. PL 3, fig. 43. 



White, faintty tinted with purple, spire, particularly towards 

 the apex, stained with pale brown ; interior of aperture light 

 violet ; spire with three or four fine spiral striae ; body-whorl 

 with revolving grooves, which become obsolete upon its upper 

 third. Length, 1 inch. 



Habitat unknown. 



