MUREX. 697 



Murex Femorale. Linnaus Syst. Nat. p. 1217. Martini, 



iii. p. 355. t. 111. f. lOag. Born Mas. p. 298. Schroe- 



ter Eiiil. i. p. 494. Gmelin, p. 3533. Schreibers Conch. 



i. p. 201. S/uizi) Nat. Misc. xv. p. 599- 

 Bonanni Rec. 3. f. 290, and Kirch, f. 291. Jjister Conch. 



t. 941.f. 37. Gualter,t.50.f.C. Seba, iii. t. 63. {.7 



to 10. Knorr, iv. t. J6. f. 1. 

 Variety. With the upper angle of the lip less prominent. 

 Murex Tripus. Chemnitz, xi. p. 128. t. 193. f. 1858 and 



1859.? 

 Argenville, t. 10. f. B. Knorr, vi. t. 26. f. 2. Megenfuss, 



t. 2. f. 21. Favanne, t. 34. f. A 3. 

 Inhabits the Asiatic Ocean. Linnaus. Coasts of Jamaica. 



Lister. Guinea. Martini. Ceylon. Humphreys. 

 Shell varying from three to six inches in length, and the breadth 

 is about half the length ; it has several rather remote strong 

 nodulous transverse ribs, and the interstices are transversely 

 grooved ; the upper angle of the outer lip is prominent, and 

 forms a triangle with the opposite varix and the base ; it has 

 about eight whirls, of which the upper ends are flattened ; 

 the aperture is attenuated, and ends in rather a long ascend- 

 ing beak at the base ; the colour is pale or yellowish brown, 

 and the transverse ribs become white towards the aperture. 



cuTACEUs. 32. Shell with one nodulous varix on 

 the hody-whirl ; whirls rather smooth and 

 flattish above, and transversely ribbed below; 

 outer lip toothed on the margin, and grooved 

 within. 



Murex cutaceus. LinncEus Syst. Nat. p. 1217. Martini, 



iii. p. 410. 1. 1 18. f. 1085 and 1086. Born Mus. p. 299. 



Schroeter EinL i. p. 495, and Inn. Bau Conch, p. 36. t. 



5. f. 5. Gmelin, p. 3533. Schreibers Conch, i. p. 202. 

 Lister Conch, t. 942. f. 38. Seba, iii. t. 52. f. 10 and 1 1. 

 Variety. With the spire much produced. 

 Murex cutaceus maximus elongatus. Chemnitz, x. p. 266. 



1. 163. f. 1559 and J 560. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Barbary, the West Indies, and Coro- 



mandel. Martini. Guinea, Chemnitz. 

 Shell commonly about two inches and a half long, and an inch 

 and a half broad, but Chemnitz has described the Variety to 

 be three inches and a quarter long, and two inches and two 

 lines broad ; the whirls are flattened above, and ribbed be- 

 low, somewhat in the same manner as Buccinum Scala; 



