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C. CHARACTER,! STICUS (Chemn.), Anct. PI. 3, figs. 33, 39. 



White, irregularly longitudinally flamed, forming two (or 

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

 what inflated, rounded 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,ihe latter being not adult. 

 G. Paulinas, Kiener, is also a synonym, according to Dr. Wein- 

 kaulf, and from the description of the unfigured C. Masoni, 

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



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



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

 Length, 27 mill. 



Natal, South Africa. 

 C. AMBIGUUS, Reeve. PI. 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." 

 C. 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. 



Gape Verd Islands. 

 C. CUNEIFORMS, Smith. PI. 3, fig. 43. 



White, faintly 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. 



