272 CASSIS. 



C. SPINOSA, Gronov. PI. 4, fig. 02. 



Shoulder with small, short, rather close spinous tubercles, 

 occasionally slightly indicated in two or three rows on the body- 

 whorl, which else is smooth, or marked by rugose growth-lines; 

 above the shoulder are one or two necklace-like rows of small 

 tubercles, appearing on the spire-whorls also ; fleshy or orange- 

 white, with obscure whitish bands, bearing lunate, shaded choco- 

 late spots ; shell rather thin, the columellar callus transparent, 

 showing the color-markings beneath it. Length, 4-8 inches. 



West Africa, Australia. 



The synonyms are C. Rumphii, C. texsellata and G. maculosa, 

 of Gmelin, and C. fasciata, Brug. 



C. FIMBRIATA, Quoy. PI. 3, fig. 55. 



More strongly longitudinally ridged by growth-lines than the 

 preceding species ; it has the same shoulder-row of spines, but 

 has none above, whilst below, on the body-whorl are two rows of 

 rather prominent rude tubercles ; flesh-white, marbled with light 

 chocolate, with several distant rows of interrupted chocolate or 

 chestnut lines ; the latter show through the columellar callus, 

 and the outer lip is chocolate-banded. Length, 3-4*5 inches. 



A ustralia. 



C. bicarinata, Jonas, is a synonym. 



Section II. LEVENIA, Gray, 1847. 

 C. COARCTATA, Gray. PI. 2, fig. 52. 



Shell with three or four spiral rows of obtuse tubercles, and 

 intermediate spiral ridges, which are sometimes broken up into 

 granules ; whitish, thickly marbled and spotted with chestnut ; 

 columellar callus thin above, showing the color-markings beneath, 

 below stained with orange-brown, as is also the toothed lip-margin. 



Length, 2'5-3*5 inches. 



Galapagos /*., Panama.. 



Distinguished at once by its outer lip, without external varix 

 or expansion, and contracted above. 



Section III. CYPR^CASSIS, Stutchlmry, 1837. 

 C. TENUIS, Gray. PI. 2, fig. 53. 



Rather thin, whorls nodulous on the shoulder, smooth, or 

 indistinctly nodose in spiral series below, spirally regularly 



