from ALL PARTS of THE WORLD 



1. Vermicularia spirata, Phil. Worm 

 Shell. Mass, to Florida and Texas. All 

 worm shells are very curious in form. 

 This species lives point down and often 

 in clusters like next cut. There are about 

 125 species in the world and this is one 

 of the finest. 5 to 7" 50c 



2. This illustration is to show how the 

 species form in masses, sometimes a foot 

 or more in diameter. Often deep in the 

 sand beaches. 



believe it is a world-wide species. 3 to 

 4" 1.00 5-6" 1.50 



7. Xenophora conchyliophorus. Born. 

 The Collectors Shell. Lake Worth, Fla. 

 Has recently been found in some numbers 

 in this locality. It is also found in Japan 

 and other places. The shell actually 

 grows other shells and pieces of shells, 

 coral fragments, etc. to its own shell. A 

 remarkable habit. Camouflage perhaps. 

 3V2". 5.00 



3. Colus islandicus, Gmel. The White 

 Colus. Labrador to Maine. Also circum- 

 boreal. Typical of a number of cold 

 water shells, most of which have a horn- 

 colored periostracum. There are 75 

 known species. 3" 50c 



4 and 5. Melongena corona, Gmel. The 

 Crown Shell. Indian River, Florida, 

 south to Keys. Neither of these illustra- 

 tions shows a typical shell but rather 

 some of the 8 known types. Some of the 

 forms only attain IVfc" and others usual- 

 ly run 3 to 4". 3" 50c 4" 1.00 



6. Dolium (Tonna) perdix, L. Mottled 

 Cask or Partridge Shell. Florida Keys to 

 West Indies. A handsome mottled 4 to 5" 

 shell, with large aperture. I have had 

 exactly similar specimens from various 

 parts of the Pacific and am inclined to 



8. Livonia pica, L. Magpie Shell. South 

 Florida to West Indies. In shape it re- 

 sembles a Turbo and used to be classed 

 with that genus. It is a solid pearl shell 

 with zigzag stripes of white and black. 

 When polished it shows spaces of both 

 black and pearl, if not cut too deep. It 

 attains 3 to 4" and has a leathery oper- 

 culum. 2-3" 50c 3-4" 1.00 



9. Thais patula, L. The Dye Shell. 

 South Florida to West Indies. A dark 

 knobby species with an aperture almost 

 the whole length of the shell. Its oper- 

 culum only partly fills same. It lives on 

 rocks. When disturbed the mollusk 

 gives off drops of a milky fluid, which 

 on white cloth first turns a metallic 

 green and later to a permanent royal 

 purple. There are about 160 species 

 scattered over the world, all closely allied 

 to the Murex family. 2 to 2Vz" 50c 



