44 CONUS. 



C. EMACIATUS, Reeve. PI. 13, fig. 47. 



Shell narrow, with depressed conical spire, ridged-striate 

 throughout ; light yellow, violet-stained at the base. 



Length, 1/5 inches. 



Java, Philippine*, Australia, N. Ca j edonia, Polynesia. 



Distinguished by its narrower form and raised striae. 



C. FLAVIDUS, Lam. PI. 13, figs. 48-50. 



Shell yellowish to orange-brown, with an obscure lighter band 

 below the shoulder and in the middle, encircled by ridged striae, 

 sometimes nearly obsolete above, base stained purple ; aperture 

 orange or violaceous, with a white central band. 



Length, 1-5-2-25 inches. 



Red Sea, E. Africa, Ceylon, Java, Australia, 



New Caledonia, Polynesia. 



C. Maltzanianus, Weinkauff (fig. 49), is founded on highly 

 colored specimens, with more rounded shoulder, the striae 

 rather more distant, sometimes subgranulous. These characters 

 are common in -some of the Tahitian specimens, but have no 

 distinctive value. 



C. mirmillo, Crosse (fig. 50), described from a single specimen 

 without locality in the Cumingian collection, is of the same 

 general character as C. Maltzanianus. 



Yar. PEASEF, Brazier. 



Spire flat, sides slightly contracted in the middle, lip bright 

 orange, stained with violet, epidermis thicker and rougher than 

 the type. Described by Pease as C. uw fleet us, a name preoccu- 

 pied by A. Adams. Pease subsequently considered it a mere 

 variety of C.flavidus. 



C. GLOYNEI, Sowb. PI. 13, fig. 51. 



Spire slightly coronate, deeply grooved ; dark chest nut, 

 lighter banded :vt the shoulder and in 1 the middle of the body- 

 win >rl ; aperture white. Length, 26 mill. 



Habitat unL-wnm. 

 C. LOMBEI, Sowerby. PI. 13, fig. 52. 



Shell smooth, snlcate anteriorly; reddish brown, maculated 



with white at the shoulder; aperture purplish. Length, 2:2 mill. 



