— 3 — 



Operculum ovato-acuniinatum, nucleo sublaterali. Long. 60 Mm. 

 superans. 



Murex erinaceus Linne p. 1216. — Lamaicli p. 591. — Martini 

 Conch. Cab. vol. 3, T. 110, F. 1026-1028. ~ Kiener pl. 44F. 1. 



- Mart.-Ch. II, T. 15, F. 5-7. - Jeffreys Brit. pl. 84, F. 1. - 

 Sowerhy 111. Ind. T. 18, F. 3. — Weiukauff Mittelm. II, p. 93. - 

 Hidalgo Mol. mar. T. 13, F. 5, 6. - Chenu Mauuel Fig. 581. ~ 

 Tryon Manual vol. II, pl 36, Fig. 400-464. - Kobelt Ic. p. 9, 

 T. 2, F. 5-8, T. 3, F. 8 9, T. 4, F. 2-9. - Bucquoy p. 21, 

 T. 2, F. 1. 



Murex dscussatus Gmeliu Syst. nat. ed. XIII, p. 3527, nec Eeeve. 

 Murex bracteatus Saudri Elenco Dalm. p. 48, 

 Var. varicibus muticis, liris haud scabrosis, labro externo iutus crenato: 

 Murex tarentiuus Lamarck IX, p. 593. - Kiener pl. 44, F. 2. — 

 Sowerby Conch. 111. F. 24. — Eeeve sp. 11. — jMart.-Ch. ed. III, 

 T. 20, F. 5. — Bucquoy t. 2 F. 2. 

 Var. anfr. snperne angulosis, ad augulum albocingulatis, varicibuscalvis. 

 Murex ciuguliferus Lamarck IX p. 597. — Kieuer pl. 80, Fig. 2 — 

 Mart.-Chemu. II, Taf. 20, F. 5. - Kobelt Ic T. 3 F. 8. 

 Var. exquisite cingulata. septifariam varicosa, spira abbreviata- 



Murex torosus Lamarck IX, p. 598. — Eucycl. pl. 441 F. 5a, 5b. 



- Kieuer pl. 35, Fig. 2. — Sowerby Couch. III., F. 39. — Reeve 

 sp. 180. - Mart.-Chemn II. Taf. 24, Fig. 9. - Kobelt Ic. mar. 

 Tab. 5 Fig. 2. 



Var. triquetra, trifariam varicosa, varicibus calvis, tuberculo magno 

 iutercedeute. 

 Murex triqueter Olivi Zoolog Adriat. p. 153, nou Born nec Kieuer. 



- Kobelt Iconogr. mar. tab. 4 fig. 5—7. 

 Spec. juvenil. 



Murex si;bcarinatus Lamarck s. vert. ed. II, vol. IX, p. 598. — 



Kieuer pl. 46, F. 1. - Mart. Ch. ed. IL T. 3 , F. 5. - Kobelt 



Ic. T. 3, F. 9. 

 Murex squamulosus Aradas et Benoit Conch. mar. Sicilia T. 5, F. 10, 



nec Phil. 



Hab. in mari Mediterraneo nec non Atlantico; ab insulis 

 Canariensibus usque ad Scotiam et Daniam frequens invenitur. 



4. Murex (Muricidea) cristatusBrocchi. T. fusi- 

 formis, elongata, spira turrita, solidula, basi angustata, albida 

 vel fusca, plerumque indistincte fasciata; anfr. 7-8 angulati, 

 supra angulum plus rainusve impresso-excavati, spiraliter lirati, 

 liris distantibus, interstitiis laevibus, raro lira intercedente 

 minore, septem- vel octo-fariam varicosi, varicibus ad angulum 

 nee non ad liras squamis erectis, acutis, canaliculatis armatis. 

 Apert. anguste-ovata, parva, vivide carnea, rufa vel fuscescens, 

 in canalem breviorem angustum, sinistrorsum desinens, columella 

 strictiuscula, callosa, plus minusve distincte plicata ; labro crasso, 

 plicatulo, intus dentibus vel nodulis quinque armato. Long. 

 30 Mm. plerumque baud superans; long. speciminis quod vidi 

 maximi 38 Mm. 



Murex cristatus Brocchi Conch. foss. p. 394, T. 7,F. 15.— Philippi 



En. I. T. 11, F. 25 — Deshayes-Lam. IX, p. 613. — Reeve Conch 



icon. Murex sp. 112. - Mart. Ch. ed. II, p. 89, T. 32, F. 3. - 



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