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345 Vermiculus fewkesi 



"Shell consisting of a long, brown, conical tube, marked with 

 numerous unequal raised lines along its entire length; at the 

 pointed end is a spire of 10 closely connected whorls, upon each 

 of which is a sharp raised line below the central port'on of the 

 whorl; a less prominent raised line shows at the jointure with 

 the next whorl below, and after the whorls separate another and 

 still less prominent line is seen; on the upper portion of the whorl 

 which in the turritelloid portion of the shell is covered, or merged 

 into the line of contact of the different whorls above, numerous 

 fine lines are seen between, and all are crossed by distinct lines 

 of growth; as the shell increases in size the lower raised line, in- 

 stead of the central one, becomes most prominent. The turritelloid 

 portion of the single specimen found is 9 mm long, the aperture is 

 circular, 3 mm in diameter, the entire length of the shell is 1'6 

 mm. One specimen found near Ellwood by Albert E. Yates." — 

 Yates, Santa Barbara soc. nat. hist, bulletin 1:48 t2 f 8, 9. 



Dedicated to Dr. J. Walter Fewkes. 



346 Vertagus lordii 



Shell shows a sculpture of 7 rows of nodules, the upper 2 of 

 which are the largest and gradually decrease until the seventh 

 row is scarcely perceptible to the naked eye; a row of indistinct 

 nodules is apparent between the 2 upper rows, the spaces between 

 all the rows of nodules otherwise occupied by fine striae consist- 

 ing of from 8-12 or more fine lines, each alternate raised line 

 being larger than the intervening one; the varical ridges in the 

 imperfect specimen found are placed one at the aperture, and 

 one at about two-thirds of the last whorl; lip more flaring than 

 in V. gemmatus, a distinct parietal knob on the columella near 

 posterior angle of aperture, which running along the junction of 

 the whorls forms a well marked spiral line about 1 mm from the 

 junction. Color a uniform yellowish white. Found near Ell- 

 wood, by Albert E. Yates. 



Dedicated to Mrs. F. C. Lord. 



347 Vertagus gemmatus 



Carpinteria, Santa Barbara county, Cal. (Yates). 



This shell is very constant in its characters, presenting a sharp 

 straight outline, and a sculpture of 3 rows of nodules (of which 

 the upper is the larger) with a double spiral line between." — 

 Carpenter. 



348 Scalaria gracilis 



Santa Barbara Islands (Yates). 



349 Scalaria subcoronata 



Santa Barbara (Newcomb fide Yates). 

 Synonym of Scalaria hindsii var. subcoronata. 



350 Scalaria tincta 



Santa Rosa Island, and Carpinteria, Cal. (Yates). 



351 Venus fordii 



"Shell thick, solid, ovate, tumid, truncated at point, exterior 

 light brown; beaks projecting to front of the shell, much elevated 

 and curved, making more than half a turn forwards and inwards; 

 lunule rough, much depressed, heart-shaped, bounded by an im- 

 pressed line; ligament not large, but nearly hidden in the depres- 

 sion between the elevated beaks; surface with concentric rounded 

 ridges and grooves, marked on the surface by minute concentric 



