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twenty-five upon last revolution; columella 

 with four to five weak plaits, the extreme 

 anterior plait being the strongest; ground, 

 flesh color, overlaid with a pattern of zig- 

 zag brown streaks; Interior, pale flesh col- 

 or. 



Fulgorarla megasplra davlesl 

 (H. C. Pulton) 1958 

 (Unflgured) 



Valuta daviesi Pulton, Proc. Mai. Soc. Lon- 

 don, vol. 23, p. 56, plate 3, .figs. 4, 

 4A, 1958. 



Alt. 90, dlam. 35 mm. 



Hab. Kll, Japan. 



V. davtesi was figured by Y. Hlrase 

 In his Concholoiical Maiazine , vol. 2, 

 plate 31, fig. 124, 1908, as V. meiaspira. 



The present subspecies spiral 

 sculpture separates It sharply from V. 

 meiaspira meiaspira . 



Fulgorarla megasplra mentlens 

 H. C. Fulton 1940 

 (Plate 10, Figure 77) 



Valuta (Puliararia) mentiens lAilton, Proc. 

 Mai. Soc. London, vol. 24, p. 31 > plate 

 2, fig. 1, 1940. 



Alt. 116, dlam. (of type) 38 ram. 



Hab. Tosa, Japan. 



Nucleus consisting of two and one- 

 half whorls; post-nuclear whorls five; su- 

 ture similar to V. meiaspira meiaspira; 

 sculpture consisting of narrow axial costae 

 upon the lower whorls, about nineteen or 

 twenty upon the punultlmate whorl; columel- 

 la with four plaits; aperture more than 

 half the length of the shell; last whorl 

 with three more or less Interrupted bands. 



According to Fulton mentiens Is 

 broader than meiaspira. Its whorls Increase 

 less rapidly, and the axial folds are 

 stronger and more numerous. 



Fulgorarla prevostlana prevostlana 

 (Crosse) 1878 

 (Plate 23, Figure 159) 



Valuta prevostlana Crosse, J. de C, vol. 

 24, p. 165, 1878; also J. de C, 27, p. 

 41, plate 1, fig. 1, and plate 2, fig, 3, 

 1879. Tryon: Man. Conch., vol. 4, 

 p. 95, plate 30, fig. 132, In part only. 



Psephaea prevostlana (Crosse). Grant and 

 Gale: Pllo.* and Plelst. Moll, of Calif, 

 vol. 1, p. 633, pl. 27, fig. 9, 1931. 



Valuta meiaspira var. Sowerby, Thes. 

 Conch., vol. 5, 2nd. suppl. pl. l4, 

 (Thes. pl. 513) fig, 144; no description, 

 1887. 



Alt. 140 mm. 



Hab. Japan. 



A rather thin, high spired, shell 

 with a large body-whorl and obsolete spiral 

 striae on Its middle whorls. 



Fulgorarla prevostlana clara ( Sowerby) 19l4 

 (Unflgured) 



Valuta prevostlana clara Sowerby. Ann. 

 Mag. Nat. Hist., (8) vol. l4, p. 481, 

 plate 19, fig. 12, 1914. 



Alt. 



Hab . Japan . 



Shell of a delicate cream color 

 throughout the exterior, entirely desti- 

 tute of color markings; aperture of a 

 smooth pale fawn color; columella with 

 only one oblique fold, above which upon 

 very close examination the faintest possi- 

 ble Indication of a projection may be per- 

 ceived. 



H. C. Pulton thinks this may prove 

 to be a distinct species. 



Fulgorarla smlthl (Sowerby) I9OI 

 (Unflgured) 



Valuta smlthl Sowerby, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 vol. 8, p. 161, 1901. 



Valuta unlpl Icata Sowerby, Ann. Mag. Nat. 

 Hist., 1900, (7) vol. 5, p. 439, fig. 1, 

 non J. de C, Sowerby and Dickson, I85O. 



