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at the shoulder and in the middle by white oblique blotches, 

 forming interrupted bands, often dark-stained at the base. 



Length, 1-5-2 inches. 



Ceylon, Philippines, New Caledonia,. 



C. lacinulatus, Kiener (fig. 75), is a synonym. 



C. ATTENUATUS, Reeve. PI. 14, fig. 76. 



Shell slenderly turbinated, attenuated towards the base, 

 smooth; yellow or light orange-brown, longitudinally orna- 

 mented with a very few broad, waved white stripes ; spire 

 depressed, sharp-angled, tessellated with light orange-brown, 

 apex raised, very sharp-pointed. Length, '75 inch. 



Habitat unknown. 

 C. SEYCHELLENSIS, G. and H. Nevill. 



Shell like C. lithoglyphus, but constricted in the middle of the 

 body-whorl, more attenuated at the base, with the whorls of the 

 spire more convex ; color uniform bright orange, here and there 

 of a lighter shade, faintly stained with light brown at the extreme 

 base. Length 39 mill., diam. 19 mill. 



Seychelles Inlands. 



Not figured. The above is a copy of the original description. 



C. SUTORIANUS, Weinkauff. PL 14, fig. 77. 



Shell coronate, sulcate at the base ; orange-brown with a faint 

 light central band ; aperture rosaceous ; lower whorls of the 

 spire maculated. Length, 18 mill. 



Mauritius. 

 C. PULCHELLUS, Swainson. PL 14, figs. 78-80. 



Shell smooth, rather thin, spire low-conical, w r ith revolving 

 striae; usually maculated with chestnut; body-whorl striate 

 below; yellowish or light chestnut, with large white blotches 

 forming a band at the shoulder and another on the middle, 

 encircled by narrow chestnut lines, which are often broken up 

 into small dots ; base and aperture usually violaceous. 



Length, 1*75-2 inches. 



Ceylon, Philippines, Australia, N. Caledonia. 



In C. cinctus, Swains, (fig. 79), the narrow chestnut lines are 

 continuous, the white blotches and interior of aperture are more 

 or less suffused with rose-color. C. connectens, A. Ad. (fig. 80), 

 is similar. 

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