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1. Thais pica, Blv. Philippines. The 

 shell has two rows of pointed knobs on 

 last whorl and one row above. Ground 

 color white, richly adorned with jet black 

 markings. Nearly 2". 50c 



2. Thais rudolphi. Lam. Philippines. 

 This is a handsome shell if you can get a 

 specimen that cleans up well. It has two 

 rows of faint knobs on last whorl. Entire 

 shell has circular tiny white lines. Aper- 

 ture edged with brown, columellar part 

 flesh colored. 2" 1.00 



3. Thais haustrum. Mart. Australia. 

 The remarkable thing about this shell is 

 its aperture which in specimen figured 

 measured 2" and the entire shell 2 1 /2". 

 The general color is brown, edge of aper- 

 ture well marked, columellar section 

 white. 75c 



4. Thais succincta. Mart. New Zealand. 

 The shell is uncolored, has vertical striae 

 and circular ridges. Aperture white. 



2" 50c 



5. Thais mancinella, L. Philippines. 

 The whole shell is ornamented with flat 

 pointed knobs. Ground color mostly 

 white. Aperture a rich yellow. 2" 50c 



6. Cassis crumena, Brug. Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia. The shell much resembles the 

 Cameo Shell with rows of small knobs of 

 russet color, 'aperture white, upper part 

 narrow and wider below which is one of 

 its main distinctive features. I suspect it 

 lives below tide lines as it is not very 

 common. Average size 2". 1.00 



7. Strombus mauritianus. Lam. East 

 Africa. A narrow elongated shell covered 

 with russet markings, usually arranged 

 in circular rows. Lip notch is prominent. 

 Always used to be considered fairly 

 scarce but since war has appeared on the 

 market in fair quantity. Nearly 2". 50c 



8. Strombus melanostomus. Sow. 

 Philippines and Pacific generally. A very 

 attractive shell. Back has row of knobs 

 in upper section and less below. Upper 

 part of aperture terminates in a spire of 

 a half inch. Lower section reflexed back- 

 wards with prominent notch. The whole 

 aperture richly adorned with black and 

 yellow markings. 2 1 /2" 1.25 



9. Strombus japonicus, Rve. Japan. An 

 elongated pointed shell, upper whorls un- 

 colored, last whorl broadens out, shaded 

 brown with two faint circular rows of 

 white. The upper part of the lip extends 

 upward on the two previous whorls. 

 Aperture white. 2 l /2" 50c 



10. Strombus isabella. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. A lat chunked rounded shell of 

 light brownish color with irregular mark- 

 ings throughout. Upper part of lip thick 

 and rounded, thin below at notch. 2" 50c 



11. Lischkeia argenteonitens, Lisch. 

 Japan. A thin deep water shell with row 

 of small knobs on each whorl, fading out 

 entirely in apex. Aperture thin. The 

 whole shell has a brilliant sheen, common 

 in very deep water shells. 2" 2.00 



12. Turcicia coreanis. Lam. Japan. 

 Somewhat similar to preceding shell to 

 which it is closely allied. It has a tiny 

 row of knobs, another at sutures, which 

 continue to apex. Base of shell flat with 

 tiny circular lines. It is a very deep water 

 shell and shows some sheen. IVz" 2.00 



13. Turcicia crumpii, Lisch. Japan. Smaller 

 than preceding species has only faint knobs, 

 but covered with spiral lines, with base same. 



iy 2 " $2 



14. Calliostcma meveri, Phil. Tasmania. A 

 handsome coniral shell completely adorned 

 above and below with circular ridges made up 

 of fine beading. Apex bluish. IVi" $1 



15. Solarium maximum, Phil. Japan. This ge- 

 nus is also called Architec'.onica. One of the larg- 

 e t of the genus. It has row; of square spots 

 above and below each w v orl at suture. It has 

 no central axis, and umbilicus can be clearly 

 seen to top. each whorl ringed with serrated 

 edge. In the olden days was called the Stair- 

 case Shell. 2Vb" $1-50 



16. Eugyrina subdistorta, Lam. Tasmania. 

 This genus name used to be a subgenus of Tri- 

 tons or Cymatium. The shell has characteristics 

 of both a Triton and Distorsio. It is of light 

 color with shadings of brown, faint circular 

 rows of knobs. 2 1 ..." $2 



17. Calliostoma haliarchus, Mke. Japan. The 

 shell forms a perfec' shiny cone terminating 

 at a point at apex. The whorls have faint cir- 

 cu'ar lines and base the -same. The naturally 

 smooth shiny surface makes it a very attrac- 

 tive shell. 1%" $1-50 



18. Cassia areola, L. Pacific general'y. Shell 

 figured is from Australia. It is generally smooth 

 and completely covered with circular rows of 

 square patches of brown. Lip strong reflexsd 

 and has usually inner row of small sharp teeth. 



2 to 3" 50c to $1 



