36 CONUS. ' 



somewhat acuminate below; yellowish white with brown-chestnut 



longitudinal strigations, scarcely interrupted for a narrow central 

 white band, and replaced towards the base by a few revolving 

 rows of chestnut markings. Length, 3 inches. 



Panama to Gulf of California. 



C. FLAVESCENS, Gray. PI. 10, fig. 84. 



Shell smooth, grooved towards the base ; yellowish, variegated 

 with large irregular white blotches, arranged mostly just below 

 the shoulder-angle, and below the middle of the body-whorl, so 

 as to form two interrupted bands. Length, '75-1 inch. 



So. Australia? Ceylon 1 ? 

 C. LARGILLIERTI, Kiener. PI. 10, fig. 85. 



Spire rather elevated, maculated ; light chestnut, with darker 

 revolving lines of spots, and usually a white central band. 



Length, 1 25-l'T5 inches. 



Yucatan. 



This is the C. Japonicus, Brng., according to Mr. Sowerby, 

 but Kiener's identification of that undetermined species is quite 

 different. 



C. PEALIT, Green. PL 10, figs. 89-92. 



Spire conically elevated ; body-whorl grooved on the lower 

 half; yellowish, maculated with chestnut, with numerous white 

 and chestnut dots arranged in revolving lines ; spire sparingly 

 strigate with chestnut, the strigations give the appearance of 

 depressions upon the sharp angle of the body-whorl, so that at 

 first sight this appears as though coronated. 



Length, '75-1 25 inches. 



Florida, Bahamas. 



C. Stearnsii, Conrad (fig. 91), and C. candidus, Kiener (fig. 

 92), are synonyms. 



C. LEMNISCATUS, ReCVC. PI. 10, fig. 93. 



Shell with slightly contracted sides ; spire acuminated with 

 strong growth-lines; body-whorl delicately ridged throughout ; 

 whitish, maculated with chestnut, and every alternate ridge 

 chestnut-spotted. Length, 1*5 inches. 



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C. urifjifteifHS, Sowerby, was described sixteen] years later from 

 the same specimen. 



