30 CONUS. 



C. NOBTLTS, Linn. PL 8, figs. 41-49. 



Spire depressed, with sulcate and finely striate volutions, 

 shoulder-angle sharp ; yellowish brown or chestnut, with close 

 revolving lines of numerous small chestnut spots, whole surface 

 irregularly 'overlaid by triangular large white spots. 



Length, 2-2'5 inches. 



Philippines, Moluccas, Andaman Is. 



C. cordigerus, Sowb. (fig. 48), and C. victor, Brod. (fig. 49), are 

 synonj-ms. 



C. THALASSIARCHUS, Gray. PL 8, figs. 50, 51. 



Spire depressed and nearly smooth, with a sharp angle ; white, 

 longitudinally and angularly reticulated- with chestnut lines, 

 chocolate-tinted at the base ; sometimes with an irregular central 

 white band covered by revolving lines of spots, and occasionally 

 with yellowish bands above and below the latter and similarly 



spotted. Length, 2-3 inches. 



Philippines, Eed Sea (Jickeli). 



C. castrensis, Gould, has priority of publication, but as that 

 name has not obtained currenc}', it is, perhaps, best not to 

 revive it. 



C. AMADTS (Martini), Auct. PL 8, fig. 52. 



Spire striate, channeled, concavely elevated, sharp-pointed, 

 shoulder-angle sharp ; lower part of body-whorl punctured- 

 grooved ; orange-brown to chocolate-colored, thickly covered 

 with large and small snbtriangular white spots, which by their 

 varied disposition sometimes form a white central band, or dark 

 bands above and below the centre the latter occasional!}' bearing 

 articulated revolving lines. Length, 2*5-3*5 inches. 



Ceylon, Java, New Caledonia, Polynesia. 



C. WEINKAUFFII, Lobbecke. PL 8, fig. 53. 



Spire gradate ; body-whorl striate towards the base ; whitish, 

 encircled by numerous alternate rows of large and small oblong 

 chocolate blotches. Length, 80 mill. 



New Caledonia. 

 C. COXKXI. r>i-a/.ier. PL 9, fig. 58. 



Shell fusiform, thick, heavy, with twenty deep, spiral punctated 



