36 CONUS. 



somewhat acuminate below; yellowish white with brow r n-chestnut 

 longitudinal strigations, scarcely interrupted for n 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. PL 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 bod}' -whorl, so 

 as to form tw r o interrupted bands. Length, -75-1 inch. 



So. Australia? Ceylon? 

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



Spire rather elevated, maculated; light chestnut, with darker 

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



Length, 1 25-1-75 inches. 



Yucatan. 



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

 but Kiener's identification of that undetermined species is quite 

 different. 



C. PEALII, 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 tin- 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. St<'<triixii. Conrad (fig. 91), and C. candiilu*. Kiener (tig. 

 92), are synonyms. 



C. LEMNISCATUS, Reeve. PL 10, fig. 93. 



Shell with slightly contracted side's; spire acuminated with 

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

 whitish, maculated with chestnut, and every" alternate ridire 



i-he-t nut-spotted. Length. I *f> inches. 



C. ROf/ittdfuK, Sowerby. was drscribed sixteen years later from 

 the same specimen. 



