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1. Voluta undulata angasi. Sow. Port 

 Lincoln, Australia. This species is similar 

 to type but is adorned with a reddish 

 background. In other respects it is about 

 the same. 3" 2.50 



2. Voluta maculata. Swain. Queens- 

 land, Australia. This is a rich smooth 

 shell mottled with light chestnut, which 

 is more dense in two distinct bands in 

 the middle of the last whorl. It has a very 

 brilliant natural polish. IVz to ZVz" 6.00 



3. Voluta mitraeformis. Lam. South 

 Australia. A small but pretty shell of 

 light and dark brownish markings, with 

 ridges the length of the shell. It comes 

 from deep water and not very common. 



2" 2.50 



4. Voluta delessertiana. Petit. Mada- 

 gascar, north coast. A small 2" shell 

 with deep reddish ridges and faint white 

 markings and lines. It belongs to the 

 section Lyria all the species of which are 

 similar in form. 2.50 



8. Voluta caroli. Ire. Queensland, Aus- 

 tralia. A shining, fulvous shell, with 

 transverse bands of chestnut. Rare 2". 



6.00 



9. Voluta zebra. Lam. Zebra Volute. 

 East Coast. A small 2" form well 

 marked with regular chestnut stripes 

 on a creamy background. There is a 

 variety quite similar called lineata. 

 Leach. From Tasmania. 2.00 



10. Melo diadema. Lam. Indian Ocean. 

 One of the largest of the 22 species in 

 the genus. The natives call it a Bailer 

 Shell, as they always carry one in their 

 boats to bail out the water. Natives 

 usually have a big one to carry water for 

 domestic use. I have seen specimens 

 that would hold a full pail of water. The 

 Melos are ovoviviparous. Yellowish 

 color with chestnut stripes. 



6 to 10" 3.00 to 10.00 



11. Melo aethiopicum, L. Australia. 

 Another Bailer of a yellowish color with 

 very large aperture. This species is 

 usually 6 to 8" but may grow larger. 



3.00 to 10.00 



5. Voluta lyraeformis, Brod. East Af- 

 rica. A small 2" slender shell with fine 

 ridges and bands of white and brown. 

 Rather rare and not often seen. 2.50 



12. Melo regia, Schubert. Indian 

 Ocean. One of the rarest of the Melo's 

 and not often seen in collections. About 

 4". Another species quite as pretty and 

 of about same size is broderipi. Gray. 

 Rare. 



6. Voluta scapha, Gmel. Singapore on 

 reefs. One of the most common shells 

 of the genus to be shipped into this 

 country commercially. It was always 

 seen in curio stores and now is seen 

 generally in real old homes. It has a 

 natural polish, adorned with various 

 patterns of brown markings and ranged 

 from 2" to 5". 1.00 



13. Melo indicum, Gmel. Singapore. 

 In this species the apex of the shell is 

 simply a crown showing the gradual di- 

 vergence of the genus to the section 

 which for generations has been called 

 Cymbium. There are splashes of brown 

 color on a yellowish background but 

 specimens are often unmarked. 



6 to 10" 3.00 to 10.00 



7. Voluta hebraea, L. Brazil to West 

 Africa. A very fine and variable shell, 

 somewhat allied to musica. The brown- 

 ish patterns are very attractive. As it 

 is not rare where found, one should have 

 several specimens with as different 

 pattern as possible. 5.00 



14. Melongena paradisiaca. Mart. Red 

 Sea. A small 2" shell, smooth and some- 

 what colored with yellowish shades. 

 Very faintly resembles the Florida form 

 that is occasionally found free from the 

 spines on the crown. There are about 33 

 species of Melongena in the world and 

 they vary greatly in form. 50c 



