from ALL PARTS of THE WORLD 



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1. Cymbium proboscidale. Lam. West 

 Africa. Most of this section of the Melo 

 family are from this region. This species 

 is usually 6 to 8" but in the American 

 Museum in New York there is a specimen 

 easily 14". I suspect the largest known. 

 All are of a horn color. 4.00 



2. Cymbium porcinum. Lam. West Af- 

 rica. Most specimens seen in collections 

 are 3 to 4" but it really attains a much 

 larger size. It has the peculiar concave 

 apex and is of a grayish color. 2.00 



3. Cassis pyrum. Lam. Mauritius. A 

 small round species of 2" with smooth 

 surface inclined to reddish-brown color. 

 Closely allied to Achatina which comes 

 from the Cape Verde Islands. 75c 



4. Cassis vibex, L. Mediterranean Sea 

 but it has a very wide range. There is 

 a good named, variety from the Philip- 

 pines and shells of a similar form and 

 color are found in all oceans. It is elon- 

 gated, smooth 2 to 3", not very heavy, 

 but has a brilliant polish and striking 

 coloring. The lip is ornamented with 

 regular black stripes. The variety is 

 similarly marked but more stubby and 

 smaller. 50c 



5. Cassis strigata, Gmel. Philippines. 

 The Striped Cassis attains 3 to 4". The 

 dark parallel stripes are more prominent 

 on some shells than others but always 

 well defined. It is a strong robust species. 



1.00 



6. Cassis cornuta, L. Mauritius. The 

 Yellow Helmet is one of the Three 

 largest Cassis of the world, the two 

 others being West India shells. For gen- 

 erations this shell was shipped into our 

 country and sold commercially in shell 

 stores but of recent years few have been 

 sent. It is a big attractive yellow shell 



10" or more in size and you often see 

 them in very old homes, brought here 

 in the 18th and 19th centuries in sailing 

 ships as part of their ballast. 5.00 



7. Cassis tenuis. Say. Galapagos Is- 

 lands. A thin 3 l /2" shell very similar 

 in markings to the Cameo Shell. The 

 reflexed lip is strongly marked with 

 splashes of black, arranged in pairs. 

 It lives on mud flats and deep water, 

 fairly rare. 2.50 



8. Cassis coarctata. Gray. West Mex- 

 ico. At first sight it resembles the com- 

 mon Cameo Shell but it is more elongated 

 and thinner. The color pattern is sim- 

 ilar. I suspect it could not be used for 

 carving Cameos as is the Indian Ocean 

 form. 4" 2.00 



9. Cassis rufa, L. Zanzibar and East 

 Africa. The Bullmouth or Cameo Shell 

 has been an article of commerce for a 

 long time. Immense quantities are col- 

 lected, shipped to points in Italy where 

 they are carved in exquisite designs. 

 Most of the carvings are exact copies 

 of famous paintings in their local mu- 

 seums. The large 6" shells are often 

 completely carved, an electric light in- 

 serted and used for mantle lamps when 

 they command a fairly high price. The 

 shell is of reddish color and matures 

 from 3 to 6" 1.00 to 5.00 



10. Cassis glauca, L. Philippines. Of 

 a grayish color with strong reflexed lip 

 and small points near the base of the 

 aperture. Usually 3 to 4", smooth, it 

 makes a fine cabinet specimen. 1.00 



11. Cassis turgida, Rve. Mindanao, 

 P. I. The zigzag markings of this 2Vz" 

 shell usually differentiates it from most 

 other species. It is closely allied to 

 vibex, also shown on this plate. 1.00 



