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1. Turbo setonis, Gmel. S.W.Australia. 

 The shell is completely covered with 

 vertical striations, also vertical zigzag 

 light brown markings. Operculum 

 covered with small nodules. 3" 1.50 



2. Tonna (Dolium) caniculata, L. 



Philippines. A round light brown smooth 

 shell with faint circular white stripes. 

 Apical whorls lighter color. 3" 1.00 



3. Thais textilosa. Lam. New Zealand. 

 The shell has 4V whorls. Over three- 

 fourths of its size is last whorl. Has seven 

 circular ridges. Light horn color. 3" 50c 



4. Tectarias pagoda, L. Pacific gener- 

 ally. A fine conical shell, the largest of 

 the genus. Has two rows of pointed 

 nodules on last whorl and usually one on 

 upper part. Gray color, usually flesh in- 

 side. 2 to 3" 50c to 1.00 



5. Pleurotomaria hirasei, Pils. Japan. 

 A fine conical shell, usually white, com- 

 pletely shaded with red diagonal stripes 

 on each whorl. The notch is 1 to \Vz". 

 Interior of a white pearly color. Very 

 rare. Found up to 500 fathoms. 40.00 



6. Ovulum ovum, L. Pacific generally. 

 Often called the Egg Shell as it is of a 

 smooth glistening white, oval, each end 

 of aperture is curved into almost a ring. 



The name of this genus was changed some 

 years ago to Amphiperas but collectors 

 like to stick to Ovulum. 3" 1.00 



7. Xenophora pallidula, Rve. Japan 

 and Philippines. The shell is conical, 

 trochiform, whorls flattened carrying 

 shells, corals, stones arranged and at- 

 tached anywhere on the exterior surface, 

 which completely disguises the shell. 

 Lower surface is free, of a pale yellowish 

 color. Most of the many forms inhabit 

 deep water and are numerous in the Java 

 and China seas. Some species are of huge 

 size. 3 to 4" 2.50 



8. Argonauta hians. Sol. Japan. Each 

 whorl has vertical wrinkles, the top has 

 two rows of dark nodules and the whole 

 shell is of a medium dark brown color. 

 Usual specimens 2 to 3". 3.00 



9. Thatcher! mirabilis, Angas. Japan. 

 The shell is angularly pyriform, solid, 

 spire prominent, shorter than the aper- 

 ture, whorls flattened above, strongly 

 keeled at the periphery contracted below. 

 Aperture with a broad incurved sinus be- 

 tween the extremity of the last keel and 

 the junction of the body whorl. Basal 

 canal wide and opened. Columella 

 smooth. Outer lip simple. One of the 

 most remarkable deep water shells in the 

 world and usually rare. 25.00 



