CASSIS. 271 



Other synonyms are C. Amboinensis, Petiver, and Buccinum 

 brevirostrym, Petiver. 



C. CAMEO, Stimpson. PI. 2, fig. 50. 



This fine species lias the same ground-coloring as C. cornuta, 

 but may be recognized at once by the interstices of the teeth and 

 ridges on the lip and columella being deep chocolate-brown. 

 The outer surface is irregularly spirally ridged like C. cornuta, 

 but is not honey-combed. Length, 7-10 inches. 



Beaufort, N. C., to West Indies. 



First described by Lamarck as C. Madaga8cariensis,l)uttnere 

 is no evidence that it inhabits oriental waters. 



C. TUBEROSA, Linn. PI. 2, fig. 51. 



Triangularly ovate, spirally ridged, and very closely longitu- 

 dinally minutely plicate-striate, with three rows of distant spiral 

 tubercles ; yellowish brown, thickly marbled and spotted with 

 chestnut and chocolate color, enameled face of columella, and 

 outer lip flesh-white, the former chocolate between the plicae, 

 with a bright chocolate stain in the centre, the latter with choco- 

 late transverse blotches. Length, 6-8 inches. 



Beaufort, N. C., to West Indies, Brazil. 



Said to have been collected by Cuming, at the Philippine 

 Islands, and I have a specimen before me stated to have been 

 obtained in Japan ; yet these eastern localities must be considered 

 very doubtful. It is Bucc. striatum, Gronov. ; C. andulata, 

 Humph. ; C. rotundata, Perry. 



C. FLAMMEA, Linn. PI. 1, figs. 47, 48. 



Oblong-oval, with three or four spiral rows of distant, large, 

 obtuse tubercles, spire, and body-whorl, usually at the base only, 

 distinctly rudely longitudinally ridged ; cream-colored, clouded 

 and crescent-marked with chestnut and chocolate; these markings 

 are often apparent on the face, which is stained with chocolate 

 in the middle and between the ridges, interstices of teeth on the 

 outer lip also chocolate-stained, lip sometimes banded across. 



Length, 4-6 inches. 



West Indies. 



This species has also, like some of its predecessors been 

 ascribed to East Indian localities probably in error. 



