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judged from Blainville's work alone. If the next of Blainville's specific 

 names are considered, lamia is found first proposed as Carcharias lamia 

 by Rafinesque," without description or diagnosis, and simply as " (Squa- 

 lus carcharias Linnaeus). Carcaria lamia. Pesce Caine, Imbestinu, 

 6 Lamia." Thus it would be typified by >S'. carcharias Linnaeus, which 

 would upset Carcharodon of Smith, in which case I shall consider the 

 Squalus vulpes Gmelin the type of Carcharhinus Blainville. The next 

 generic name available is Eulamia Gill, which had best be adopted. 



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Fig. 2. — Eulamia odontaspis Fowler. (T;ype.) 



Eulamia odontaspis sp. nov. Fig. 2. 



Head 51; depth 8f ; width of head about If in its length; depth of 

 head at first gill-opening If; snout 2f ; width of mouth 24: interorbital 

 space 2; front edge of first dorsal If; of second dorsal 2; of anal 2^; 

 of lower caudal lobe If ; least depth of caudal peduncle about 5 ; pectoral 

 1-^; ventral 27. 



Body depressed anteriorly, apparently rather robust, a slight median 



Ind. It. Sicil, 1810, p. 44. 



