24 CONUS. 



This is possibly a distinct species ; in which case the preceding 

 and following varieties should be placed with it. 



Var. NANUS, Brod. PI. 6, fig. 100. 



Shell usually smaller than the type, white, under a thin, liirht 

 3 T ellowish brown epidermis, obsoletely maculated or occasionally 

 spotted with chestnut, base violaceous. 



Polynesia, Australia.. 

 C. SPECIOSUS, Sowb. PI. 6, fig. 1. 



Spire minutely crenulated ; irregularly marbled with chestnut 

 and white. Length, *8 inch. Locality unknown. 



Is probably a juvenile shell; differs from C. Ceylonensis in 

 the base being without violet tint. 



C. COUDERTI, Bernardi. PI. 6, fig. 2. 



Spire not crenulated, marbled with chestnut and white, 

 obscurely indicating three bands. Length, 1 inch. 



Habitat unknown. 



Closely related to the foregoing species ; if identical, as sur- 

 mised by Dr. Weinkauff, Sowerby 's name will become a synonym. 



C. RUTILUS, Menke. PL 6, fig. 3. 



Shell thin, somewhat inflated, slightly coronated, surface 

 covered by close, nearly obsolete revolving stria3 ; brown or 

 brick-red, either unspotted or with faint darker dots in revolving 

 series. Length, *5 inch. 



Australia, Tasmania. 



C. Macleaijanus and C. Tasmanicus, Tenison- Woods, are syn- 

 onyms. 



C. SMITHI, Angas. PL 6, fig. 4. 



Shell not coronated, spirally grooved towards the base ; straw- 

 color or pink, clouded with pale chestnut, with (sometimes 

 obsolete) revolving lines of chestnut and white articulations, 

 and a faint white band; spire maculated with chestnut. 



Length, -5 inch. 



Botany Bay (Brazier) ; Port Stephens, Australia (Cox\ 



Is perhaps only a variety of the preceding species. 



C. PONTIFICALIS, Lam. PL 6, fig. 5. 



Spire couvexly elevated and tuberculated, whole surface 

 covered by very fine minutely punctured revolving lines ; epi- 



