from ALL PARTS of THE WORLD 



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I. Melongena corona, Gmel. Crown Shell. 

 Typical form from West Florida. A white shell, 

 richly adorned with bands of various shades of 

 brown, darker on upper whorls. Usual row of 

 spines on edge of crown and more near base. 



3" 50c 



2 and 3. Triton tuberosum, Lam. White 

 mouth Triton. Florida Keys and West Indies. 

 The shell is finely ridged and covered with nod- 

 ules. Aperture rounded and white, with usual 

 short canal. No 3 is a young shell not yet well 

 developed. 2" 50c 



4. Murex cabritti, Barnhardi. The Lined Mu- 

 rex. Cedar Keys to Texas and West Indies. 

 Usually from 10 to 150 fathoms. It is white 

 with fine lines and about 2". Rarely seen and 

 seldom found on the shores. Rare 



5. Area umbonata, Lam. Mossy Ark. N. C. 

 to W. I. A dark, finely reticulated shell with 

 mossy surface. The base of the shell is smooth 

 and rounded, hinge strong, which holds the valves 

 so well together, it is often found intact on the 

 beaches. 2 to 3" 50c 



6. Murex rufus, Lam. Black Lace Murex. 

 N. C. to West Indies. 1 to 30 fathoms. Usually 

 black with three prominent rows of varices, the 

 body lined and nodulated, of a rich brown and 

 black. 2" 75c 3" 1.00 



7. Murex pomum, Gmel. Apple Murex. An- 

 other and finer cut will be found on another 

 plate, where I have shown a small mass of the 

 eggs. 



H. Murex fulvescens, Sow. (Spinicostata) White 

 Spike Murex, N.C. to Fla. and W. I. Usually 

 white and very rarely pinkish. It is the largest 

 species of the genus on this coast and when 

 found with large perfect spines, one of the most 

 attractive in the world. The finest specimens I 

 have seen come from very deep water. It attains 

 6" or more. 3" 1.00 4" 2.00 5" 3.00 



9. Polinices duplicata, Say. Common Bulls- 

 eye. Mass, to Gulf of Mexico. It is a smooth 

 rounded shell, with large apertures and leathery 

 operculum. 2 to 3" 2" 25c 3" 50c 



10. Vermetus nigricans, Dall. Rock Worm 

 Shell. West Florida to F'la. Keys. You often see 

 specimens of this shell, on the shore line, which 

 have been broken off the vast reefs, found in 

 the southern part of the state. Like the coral, 

 it helps to form islands. 4" 1.00 



II. Conus in us, Hwass. Mouse Cone. Jupiter 

 Inlet to W. I. The typical shell is streaked and 

 mottled with brown. A rather neat little species 

 of about 1%". 50c 



15. Oliva reticularis, Lam. Little Olive. Flor- 

 ida Keys to West Indies. A glistening white 

 shell, partly covered with irregular markings 

 of reddish-brown. Some specimens are rich pink. 

 The pure white shells that are similar, are 

 called olorinella, Due. 1 % " 20c 



16. Calliostoma jujubinum, Gmel. The Ridged 

 Mottled Top Shell. N.C. to West Indies. A fine- 

 ly ridged small trochiform shell completely mot- 

 tled with shades of reddish-purple. Looks 

 exactly like some of the small tropical Trochus, 

 so very common in the South Seas. 1" 25c 



17. Chione cancellata, L. The Ridged Venus. 

 N. C. to Brazil. A fine, grayish-white shell typ- 

 ical of many of the larger forms of the world. 

 The interior is a rich purple. Often found very 

 common on the shore line. 1 to 1 V4 " 25c 



18. Pecten irradians, Lam. Common Scallop. 

 Nova Scotia to Texas. The common Scallop of 

 Commerce in the Eastern States. The northern 

 form is a fine deeply ridged shell of a black 

 color and balance of the shell is yellowish-white, 

 but red and yellow forms are found. The south- 

 ern form is a third smaller, of a gray color, but 

 many shells are found with one valve gray and 

 the other red and other combinations. The shells 

 all die in the third year of their life. 



2" 50c 3" 50c 



19. Vasum muricatum. Born. Vase Shell. 

 Florida Keys and W. I. It is a white shell with 

 a thick periostracum, the only species of the 

 genus found in this territory. Fairly common 

 around Key West. 3" 1.00 



20. Area ponderosa, Say. Black Ark or Widow. 

 Mass, to Texas. I found it one of the commonest 

 shells at Sanibel, where perfect pairs could be 

 seen by hundreds after storms, and usually a 

 few at all times. The umbones are white chang- 

 ing to dense black at the edge. A thick, strong 

 shell with prominent square ridges throughout. 



2" 50c 



21. Margaritifera radiata, Leach. Spiney 

 Pearl Shell. Georgia to W, I. The finest speci- 

 mens I have seen were brought up by the Sponge 

 fisherman. They were the form of cut, but with 

 fine string-like points often an inch long. They 

 would always be entirely broken off if the shell 

 was found along the shore line. It is a real baby 

 Mother of Pearl Shell. 1" 50c 



22. Murex messorius, Rve. Litt'e Red Murex. 

 Florida Keys and West Indies. A small, finely 

 lined reddish species that is fairly common in 

 some sections of the Sunshine State. 



1" 25c 



12. Conus floridanus. Gabb. Florida Cone. 

 N. C. to Gulf of Mexico. A fine, mottled sharp 

 pointed shell of which I have shown another 

 specimen elsewhere in this book. There is much 

 variation in color. 1V4". 50c 



13. Fasciolaria gigantea, Kien. A young shell 

 of rich yellow or reddish color, often found on 

 the beaches at Sanibel and elsewhere. 3" 75c 



14. Oliva litterata, Lam. Lettered Olive or 

 Panama. N. C. to Texas. A glistening white 

 shell, covered with irregular markings of gray 

 and brown. It is usually found burrowing in the 

 sand. Bright yellow specimens have been found 

 and are called the Golden Olive. 1%" 20c 



23. Euglandina rosea, Fer. Rosy Glandina. 

 Florida. A fine rose-colored shell usually found 

 on the ground in scrub, in rainy season. Scarce 

 at other times. There is a var. minor, Binn. 

 Both are carniverous and feed on other molluf=ks 

 that are found on the ground. 2" 50c 



24. Pecten gibbus, L. Calico Scallop. N. C. to 

 West Indies. A small cylindrical shell finely 

 ribbed and mottled with shades of pink. One of 

 several fine forms of this genus. l 1 ^" 25c 



25. Fissurella fascicularis, Lam. Florida Keys 

 to West Indies. A small reddish and white shell. 

 Commonly called the Keyhole Limpet. 



1" 25c 



