536 ME. E. A, SMITH OW IIABINE SHELLS 



Sowerby (name preoccupied !), Thesaurus, f. 648. — C. Fiauenfeldi, 

 Crosse, Journal de Conch. 1865, vol. xiii. p. 307, pi. x. f. 1-10. — 

 C. assimilis, A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 118; Sowerby, 

 f. 505 J C. consul, JBoivin, Journal de Conch, 1864, vol. xii. pi. 1. 

 f. 5, 6. 

 Hub. Strong Island, Caroline Group {Brazier). 

 This polymorphous species is almost as widely distributed, 

 geographically, as it is variable in form and coloration. In the 

 British Museum there is a very large series, consisting of about 

 eighty examples, from various authentic localities, viz. Philippine 

 Islands, Moluccas, Night Island, North Australia, Louisiade 

 archipelago, Borneo, New Holland, New Gruinea, and Mada- 

 gascar. 



Of the preceding pseudo-species the types of epistomium of 

 Eeeve, and ustulatus of the same author, Frauenfeldi, of Crosse, 

 assimilis of A. Adams, and horneensis of Sowerby are in the 

 national collection. The last-mentioned author appears to have 

 overlooked the fact of having previously figured a species under 

 the name of horneensis, w^hich was originally described (in the 

 Voyage of the Samarang) by A. Adams and Eeeve. Weinkauff 

 has erroneously placed Sowerby' s species among the synonyms of 

 G. anemone. 



2. CoNus VAYSSETiANUs, Crosse, Journ. de Conchyl. 1872, xx. 

 pp. 154 & 349, pi. xvi. f. 1 j fVeinkauff, inKuster's Conchyl.-Cab. 

 pi. Ixxi. f. 4. 



Hab. New Caledonia. 



The specimen sent by Mr. Brazier exhibits only the slightest 

 trace of the white markings which are mentioned by Crosse as 

 existing around the middle of the shell ; and the colour is a bright 

 orange rather than " castaneo-fusca." 



3. C. MONACHUS, Linn. Reeve, Conch. Icon. f. 122 a-c; Kiener, 

 pi. 50. f. 1-la; Sowerby, f. 506, 507; Kilster, pi. 34. f. 5, 6.— Var. 

 = Voluta cosmographia, Martyn, Univ. Conch, iv. pi. 125. f. on right. 

 — C. achates, Meuschen. — C. achatinus, Chemnitz, Reeve, f. 19 1«; 

 Kiener, pi. 40. f. 1-1 c, pi. 50. f. 1 c-d (as monachus, var.); Sowerby, 

 f. 335, 336 ; Kilster, pi. 5. f. 3 & 9. — C. minimus, Gmelin {non Linn.), 

 Syst. Nat. p. 3382. — C. ranunculus, Hwass, Reeve, f. 191 b. — C. 

 vinctus, A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 1 18. 



Hab. Solomon Island {Brazier). 



Other localities for this species are Port Essington, Quail 

 Island, and Paterson's Bay, N. Australia. 



