from ALL PARTS of THE WORLD 



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1. Murex endivia. Lam. Philippines. 

 A handsome brown and white marked 

 shell with curved spines or none at all, 

 which is fairly common on the shores of 

 Cebu and other similar situations. Usual- 

 ly about 3". 1.00 



2. Murex stainforthi, Rve. Stainforth's 

 Murex. Northwest Australia. Has sev- 

 eral rows of blackish ridges which will 

 distinguish it from other forms. There 

 are few shell collectors where it is found 

 hence not very common in collections. 



2" 2.00 



3. Murex palmarosea. Lam. Indian and 

 Pacific Oceans. Never very common any- 

 where. It is a wonderfully fine brownish 

 species and from some localities the 

 edges of the fronds are pink. There are 

 other forms of similar style and rarer. 

 There never seems to be enough shells 

 of this species to supply the demand. 



3" 7.50 



4. Murex radix nigritus, Phil. Black 

 Murex: West Mexico and Panama. There 

 is another similar form with only a few 

 rows of varices and is found to run much 

 larger in size than this form. Usual size 

 of rich black shells is 3 to 4". Small 2". 

 Specimens have very sharp slender 

 spines, which thicken up with age. 1.00 



5. Murex aduncus. Sow. Winged Mu- 

 rex. Japan. A small shell seldom over 

 2" with very prominent thin wings. 

 Much desired. Usually a pale brown 

 color. 1.00 



6. Murex cornutus. Lam. African 

 Horned Murex. West Africa. A dark 

 brownish shell attaining 6" or more with 

 fine curved horns. Fairly common if 

 there were any collectors in the territory 

 where they are found. But there is never 

 enough of them on the market to supply 

 the demand. 2.00 



7. Murex princeps, Brod. Princess 

 Murex. Gulf of California to Panama. 

 A very fine species ranging from 2 to 4" 

 with several rows of varices. The body 

 whorls are well marked with rich deep 

 reddish-brown bands. Not rare but the 

 larger and older specimens are usually 

 much eroded by enemies of all such mol- 

 lusca. The medium sized shells are best. 



1.50 



8. Murex elegans. Beck. Lined Murex, 

 West Indies. A handsome smooth species 

 of 3" which must be uncommon as it is 

 so rarely seen in collections in fine con- 

 dition. If you make trips to the Bahamas, 

 as so very many do now days, look for it 

 and find out if possible where it is most 

 often found. It much resembles the var- 

 iety motacella from Senegal. 3.00 



9. Murex saxatilis, L. African Murex. 

 West Africa. One of the large tine forms 

 of light brown color, ranging from 4 to 

 6". Must be fairly common as I can re- 

 member back 40 years ago when it was 

 one of the most common species on the 

 market but of recent years very few are 

 seen. It has three bands which show in- 

 side the white aperture. 2.00 



Beginning with plate 26 all the rest of the shells in this 

 book are from foreign countries. 



