150 



166. C. sagra. (pi. xxxi. f. 279, 280.) IfOrb. C. 

 Mahogani, Gould ; C.pictum, Pfeiffer. 



T. oblonga, tenui, pellucida, nitida, spiraliter striata, pallida, 

 maculis punctisque numerosis seriatim dispositis ornata; apice 

 decollato; anfractibus3 — 4, subventricosis; apertura elliptica; 

 postice subacuminata, peritremate subincrassato, subreflexo; 

 umbilico parvo ; operculi anfractibus duobus. 



Shell oblong, thin, pellucid, shining, spirally striated, pale, 

 with numerous brown dots disposed in rows ; apex decollated; 

 volutions 3 — 4, rather ventricose ; aperture elliptical, slightly 

 acuminated posteriorly ; peritreme rather thickened and 

 slightly reflected ; umbilicus small ; operculum with two 

 volutions. 



Cuba, communicated by D'Orbigny, Gould and Pfeiffer. 

 167- C. croceum. (pi. xxix. f. 190, 191.) nob. 



T. oblonga, ventricoso-pyramidali, crassiuscula, glabra, 

 crocea, versus apicem in aurantiaco-fuscam exeunte ; spira 

 acuminata, apice obtusiusculo j anfractibus 7 — 8, sub- 

 ventricosis, oblique substriatis ; apertura ovali, postice 

 acuminata, peritremate interno angusto, fulvo ; externo 

 incrassato, albo ; umbilico parvo. 



Shelloblong, rather ventricosely pyramidal, thickish, smooth, 

 saffron coloured passing into orange brown toward the apex ; 

 spire acuminated, obtuse at the apex, volutions 7 — 8, rather 

 ventricose, indistinctly striated obliquely ; aperture oval, 

 posteriorly acuminated, inner peritreme narrow, fulvous ; 

 outer thick, white ; umbilicus small. Locality unknown ; in 

 Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



168. C. Antillarum. (pi. xxviii. f. 180.) nob. 



T. turrita, apice obtusiusculo ; anfractibus 8, rotundatis, 

 longitudinaliter striatis, epidermide cornea instructa; sutura 

 distincta ; apertura circulari, peritremate reflexo-patente, 

 albicante, superne submucronato, latere umbilicali late 

 emarginato ; umbilico parvo, margine elevato, crenulato; 

 operculo circulari, spirali, corneo, anfractibus confertis. 



Shell turreted, with a rather obtuse apex, volutions eight, 

 rounded, longitudinally striated, covered with a brown horny 

 epidermis ; suture distinctly marked ; aperture circular ; 

 peritreme narrow, reflected, spreading, whitish, with a pro- 

 jecting point at the upper part, and a broad emargination on 

 the umbilical side ; umbilicus small, with an elevated and 

 crenulated margin j operculum circular, spiral, horny, with 

 close-set volutions. From Tortola. 



