72 CONUS. 



perfectly smooth (on the under side only, on two-thirds of the 

 last whorl, are unusually distant, impressed grooves to be traced, 

 and even these are almost obsolete) ; white, throughout closely 

 dashed with wavy, brown, slightly pinkish splashes ; these mark- 

 ings are somewhat larger and more distinct on the spire, and 

 also form two irregular bands on the body-whorl; apex very 

 sharp, spire much produced, composed of fourteen whorls, 

 acutely angled in the middle, above this angle spirally striated, 

 striae numerous, near the apex very slightly granular ; interior 

 of the aperture a beautiful pink, white near the margin ; epider- 

 mis thin, smoothish, compact. L. 60, diam. 25, L. apert. 48 mill. 



Andaman Isles. 



The above is a copy of the original description of this un- 

 figured species, from the single specimen. 



C. NEPTUNUS, Reeve. PI. 22, fig. 71. 



Shell narrow, with concavely elevated spire and sharp apex, 

 body-whorl distantly grooved towards the base; flesh-color, every- 

 where veined and clouded with reddish chestnut flexuous lines 

 and spots ; aperture rosy white. Length, 1/75 inches. 



Philippines. 

 C. NEPTUNOIDES, E. A. Smith. PI. 22, fig. 72. 



Shell somewhat wider at the shoulder and spire less striate 

 than in C. Neptunus ; yellowish white, with irregular chestnut 

 lines or large reticulations, forming two ill-defined broad bands ; 

 aperture rosy white. Length, 45 mill. 



Australia. 



The pattern of coloring is more open and less completely covers 

 the shell, the markings are narrower and better defined than in 

 C. Neptunus. 

 C. MUCRONATUS, Reeve. PL 22, figs. 73, 74 ; PL 23, fig. 75. 



Shell acuminately turbinated, attenuated towards the base, with 

 revolving grooves throughout, grooves crossed by revolving 

 strise ; whitish, somewhat clouded with pale brown, spire spotted 

 with brown. Length, 1-1-25 inches. 



Philippines. 



The spire is sometimes obsoletely coronated. C. alabaster, 

 Ads. and Reeve (fig. 74), is a synonym. Reeve figures it and 

 refers to the Moll. Voy. Samarang, but it is not described in that 



