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1. Voluta daviesi, Fult. Japan. A tall 

 slender shell with vertical striae and 

 squarish brown blotches on each whorl. 

 Always deep water. 4" 6.00 



2. Voluta mentiens, Fult. Japan. Some- 

 what similar to preceding species but 

 with circular striae as well as vertical 

 riblets. The brown shadings are more 

 suffused. 4/5" 5.00 



3. Voluta cancellata, Kuroda. Japan. 

 The shell is practically uncolored with 

 vertical striae and ridges. 3" 4.00 



4. Voluta delicata, Fult. Japan. A 

 small uncolored shell with vertical ridges 

 more prominent on the upper whorls. 



1M" 1.25 



5. Fusus laticostata, Desh. Philippines. 

 A typical shell in form, with circular 

 ridges all shaded brown. 2V2" 1.00 



6. Voluta cumingii, Brod. Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia. One of the smaller forms of this 

 genus which seldom attains over 1". It 

 has vertical ridges of brown, lip is wide 

 at edge and aperture narrow. 1.00 



7. Fuscosurcula mirabilis. Sow. Japan. 

 A handsome member of the Turris Family 

 with curved vertical stripes of brown. 



2V2" 1.50 



8. Alipurpurea centrifuga. Hinds. Gulf 

 of California. This fine little white tri- 

 angular shell was formerly a Murex and 

 looks like one. Each of the three ridges 

 has a central point. Rare. 1V&" 2.00 



9. Cymatium dunkeri, Lisch. Japan. 

 This is a fine member of the great Triton 

 group. It has vertical ridges or knobs, 

 aperture strong and rounded, tail at bot- 

 tom curved backward. Aperture orange. 

 Main color pattern, shades of brown. 



3V2" 2.00 



10. Cymatium gutturnium, Koch. 

 Philippines. The shell is mostly un- 

 colored, knobby, tail curves backwards, 

 aperture rounded, and all well covered 

 with nacre. Aperture may be orange. 



2V4" 1.50 



11. Tudicle spinosa. H&Ads. Queens- 

 land. I had never seen this shell until 

 summer of 1950. My other books only 



illustrate one species. I have an idea 

 this shell is rather rare as owner said he 

 had only taken 10 specimens in years. 

 May be deep water. The main shell is 

 well rounded with row of points on top 

 of whorl, which extend to about top. The 

 extended canal has a few points also. 

 Generally of a white color with faint 

 brownish markings. Only a very few 

 forms in the genus. 5.00 



12. Voluta pulchra. Sow. Barrier Reefs, 

 where it has only been found to any 

 extent on one island but likely lives on 

 many when that vast territory is better 

 known. The shell is covered with tent- 

 like markings of black and white on a 

 light reddish background. As its name 

 indicates it is one of the grand shells of 

 the genus. 2" 10.00 



13. Voluta caroli, Ired. Barrier Reefs, 

 Australia. A comparatively rare shell 

 anywhere. It is a shiny flesh color with 

 three rows of brown markings. Some 

 specimens are uncolored. 



2 to 3" 6.00 and up 



14. Murex denudatus. Perry. Queens- 

 land. This shell is of a light pinkish color 

 to white and much resembles our sal- 

 leanus of Florida. 2" 1.00 



15. Murex motacilla, Ch. Barbadoes. 

 A neat little chap with tail curved back- 

 ward, prominent ribs and knobs, few 

 sharp short spines. \Vz" 1.00 



16. Murex recurvirostris, Brod. Gulf 

 of California. The three prominent 

 rounded ridges on this shell are marked 

 with dark brown and white, few short 

 spines and tail is straight. 1%" 1.00 



17. Murex triformis, Rve. Tasmania. 

 There are two prominent upright ridges 

 on body whorl, aperture is flat and flar- 

 ing. Almost uncolored. 2Vi>" 1.00 



18. Harpa nobilis. Bolt. Philippines. I 

 suspect this shell is found everywhere in 

 Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is a small 

 form but very richly colored with red, 

 brown and white. 2" 2.00 



19. Harpa minor. Lam. Philippines. 

 One of the small forms of the genus. Fresh 

 specimens are richly mottled with black, 

 brown and white. IVz" 1.00 



