MfTRELLA. 135 



C. JAPIX, Duclos. PI. 50, fig. 38. 



Shell light yellowish brown, with two moderately broad bands 

 of reticulated chestnut lines, the upper one reappearing on the 

 spire-whorls. Length, 6 mill. Habitat unknown. 



C. AURANTIACA, Dall. PI. 50, fig. 39. 



Minute, fusiform, smooth, with five slightly rounded whorls ; 

 generally orange-yellow, semitranslucent and without markings, 

 but occasionally darker, or with zigzag brown lines leaving a 

 light central band and light sutural maculations ; outer lip 

 slightly sinuated, hardly striate within. L. '18 in. ; lat. "08 in. 

 Monterey, Cal., Todas Santos Bay, L. Gal. 



C. TUBEROSA" Carpenter. PI. 50, figs. 40, 41. 



Shell smooth, whorls six, rather flat, the body-whorl having 

 an obtusely angulated periphery; nucleus white and smooth, 

 flat on the top, not swollen. Length, 7-8 mill. 



Sta. Barbara, San Diego, etc., California. 



Larger than the preceding species, and angulated ; the nucleus 

 also differs, that of C. aurantiaca being regularly fusiform. The 

 coloring is very variable, varying from white to dark chocolate, 

 either uniform or with a light central band and sutural macu- 

 lations, and sometimes with nebulous or zigzag markings. 



Var. VARIEGATA, Stearns. Fig. 41. 



Shell usually somewhat more slim than the type, and with 

 consequently less angulation of the periphery ; the central light 

 band is more or less broken up into white spots, smaller than 

 the sutural maculations, 



C. CHRYSALLOIDEA, Carpenter. PI. 50, fig. 42. 



Shell cylindrically oblong, shining, whorls seven, slightly 

 rounded, covered with microscopic spiral lines ; yellowish to 

 chocolate ; lip scarcely thickened and very slightly dentate 

 within. Length, 8 mill. Southern Coast of California. 



C. BABBI, Tryon. PI. 50, fig. 43. 



Shell ovate or oblong-cylindrical, thin, transparent, shining, 

 very faintly tinged and flamed with orange, apex pink ; aperture 

 short, lip rather thickened, notched at the upper part, scarcely 

 denticulated. Length, 10 mill. 



Gulf of California (Mr. Babb, R. N,), 



