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1. Cassis semigranosa. Wood. Victoria, 

 Australia. More elongated than most of 

 the many species of this genus and com- 

 pletely covered with fine reticulations 

 that add to its attractiveness. 2" 75c 



2. Cassis canaliculata, Brug. Philip- 

 pines. Shells of this type with regular 

 blotches and usually 2 to 3" seem to be 

 found in all oceans and usually fairly 

 common. One could easily form an 

 entire draw of them. This species has 

 more elongated spire than some of the 

 others. 50c 



3. Cassis saburon. Ads. Mediterranean 

 Sea. A round neat shell covered with 

 faint blotches in regular patterns. Fairly 

 common in the whole region. 2" 50c 



4. Latiaxis mawae. Gray. China Sea. 

 Pure white 1 by IVfe". It has a flat apex, 

 last whorl partly disconnected. Umbili- 

 cal region open to end of whorl. Last 

 whorl has curved frills. The other species 

 from this region have elevated spires, 

 pure white and real little Pagoda-like 

 form, often ornamented with curved 

 spines. They are a fascinating group and 

 often quite rare as is this species. 15.00 



5. Cassis bisulcata, Schub. Philippines. 

 A small round l l /2 to 2" shell with gran- 

 ular surface and dots of chestnut in 

 regular pattern over the surface. 75c 



6. Fasciolaria fusiformis, Val. New 

 Holland, Oceanica. A small \Vz" shell 

 with several ridges and row of small 

 spiny points around middle of whorl. 

 Of a light brownish color. \Vz" 75c 



7. Ranella lampas. Lam. Pacific every- 

 where. The Frog Shell as it is often called, 

 attains 8" and is usually white when well 

 cleaned. Small shells have a reddish 

 aperture. It is the largest species of the 

 genus and has been sold commercially 

 in shell stores for many years. 50c to 3.00 



8. Ranella albivaricosa, Rve. Philip- 

 pines. A fine white variety with chest- 



nut markings, the surface completely 

 covered with small and large points. 

 Typical of about 85 species of the genus 

 found all over the world. They are 

 scattered here and there over all oceans. 



3" 75c 



9. Ranella spinosa, Lam. China Seas. 

 Ranges from 2 to 3" ornamented with 

 spines and nodules of various length. 

 It is the only species so ornamented 

 and not very common anywhere. 2.00 



10. Ranella crumena. Lam. Ceylon. 

 The aperture of this shell is the dis- 

 tinguishing feature, as it is usually 

 orange color and well developed. The 

 body is covered with chestnut blotches. 

 Lives under rocks at low tide and is a 

 rather attractive species. IVz to 3" 2.00 



11. Strombus lentiginosa, L. Silver Lip. 

 Philippines and Pacific generally. The 

 shell is mostly white and covered with 

 small knobs. Surface always irregular. 

 It has been sold in a commercial way 

 for generations. 3" 50c 



12. Ranella bufonia, Gmel. Philippines. 

 A handsome small form of \Vz to 2". 

 Highly ornamented with knobs, and well 

 marked with reddish-brown band. Aper- 

 ture has a dash of red. A very difficult 

 shell to clean satisfactorily. 50c 



13. Ranella gyrina. Lam. Australia. 

 It has a wide russet band in middle of 

 each whorl and is a rather bright colored 

 shell that is quite variable. 1 to \Vz" 50c 



14. Ranella rhodostoma. Sow. Cape 

 Verde Islands. A neat small species that 

 will attract attention in any cabinet, 

 on account of its crumpled, knobby ap- 

 pearance and fairly bright color. It has 

 a dark aperture. 1V" 50c 



15. Ranella granifera. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. The rows of small knobs are 

 quite typical of a number of other sim- 

 ilar shells in form. It is fairly common 

 over a wide territory. 1V" 50c 



