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1. Cassis japonica, Rve. Japan. Also 

 figured on Plate 48. 



2. Cassis abbreviate. Lam. Gulf of 

 California. Also figured on Plate 48. 



3. Cassis pila, Rve. Japan. The shell 

 much resembles japonica, but spots are 

 more faint or entirely lacking. 2 l /2" 50c 



4. Cassis achatina. Lam. Cape Verde 

 Ids. A small round form with faint flesh 

 color. Rather shiny. 1W 50c 



5. Melongena galeodes. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. Usually dark color, row of short 

 spines on top of whorl, another similar 

 row near base. Body lines with circular 

 rows of brown. 2" 50c 



13. Cantharus insignis, Rve. Gulf of 

 California. This shell is one of the large 

 forms of the genus and is perpendicularly 

 marked with stripes of blackish-brown. 



2" 75c 



14. Nessarius magnifica, Lisch. Japan. 

 Some years ago they changed the name 

 of the genus to Hindsia, and you may 

 see the shells with either name. This 

 form is one of the finest, with vertical 

 ridges on each whorl, only faintly 

 marked. 1%" 50c 



15. Cancellaria Hticostata, Kob. Japan. 

 This shell is closely allied to reeveana, 

 Crs. It is covered with fine ridges and 

 only faintly marked with brown. 



50c 



6. Turbo petholatus, L. Philippines. 

 With the green operculum which boys 

 during war called "Cat eyes." But many 

 of them are white. The shell is very 

 smooth and shiny and brilliantly mot- 

 tled, hardly any two of the same pattern. 



2" 1.00 



7. Ranella ranelloides, Rve. Japan. A 

 typical small shell of this genus, covered 

 with rows of tubercles. Light brown in 

 color. 1%" 50c 



8. Strombus auris-dianae, L. Philip- 

 pines. The back of the shell may be rough 

 or smooth, aperture a deep reddish- 

 orange, with a short spire on top of lip. 



2" 50c 



9. Distorsio constrictus, Brod. Panama. 

 The aperture is distorted as usual similar 

 to the Florida form. Color, white. 



2" 1.00 



10. Distorsio anus, L. Philippines. The 

 most remarkable shell of the genus, the 

 whorls being distorted, covered with 

 knobs, and the face of the aperture is 

 broad, covered with rich nacre. 2" 1.00 



11. Latirus cingulata, L. Panama. An 

 attractive shell covered with circular 

 rings of black on a white background, but 

 none can be seen in life as they are 

 covered with a brown periostracum. 

 There is a sharp tooth at base of aperture. 



75c 



12. Latirus polygonus, Gmel. Philip- 

 pines. A handsome shell with notched 

 perpendicular ridges of black color, either 

 white or flesh-colored between. l 3 /4" 1.00 



16. Cancellaria cassidaeformis, Rve. 

 Panama. An unusual form reticulated, 

 a row of points on top of whorl, interior 

 of aperture ridged. \Vz" 75c 



17. Cantharu? erythrostoma. Lam. 

 West Australia. A fine small shell with 

 vertical ridges, tinged with brown. 

 Ground color yellowish. 1 W 25c 



18. Siphonalia nodosa. Mart. New Zea- 

 land. The shell is roundish with rows of 

 small tubercules and vertical bands of 

 brown. 1%" 50c 



19. Vasum cornigerum. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. The shell is pyrif orm. covered with 

 tubercles well marked with white and 

 black color. 2" 50c 



20. Latirus smaragdula. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. A round bulbous shell with very 

 fine circular lines, usually a reddish- 

 brown or blackish color. 1%" 50c 



21. Thais tubsrculata. Lam. Philip- 

 pines. There are very few shells of this 

 genus so richly adorned with pointed 

 spines, and black color. 1%" 50c 



22. Crucibulum imbricata. Sow. Gulf 

 of California. There are Cup and Saucer 

 Shells all over the world and this is one 

 of the best. Always irregular in shape; 

 the inside cup is pure white. l l /2" 50c 



23. Astraea olivaceum. Wood. Gulf of 

 California. A low pyramidal shell covered 

 with lines only faintly colored. Below 

 most of the shell is flesh color with red- 

 dish at center. lW'50c 



