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rubbing. P. leucotropis, Adams and Reeve (fig. 37), has no dis- 
tinctive characters except its different distribution, and may also 
be united with this species. Sowerby reports it from Mauritius, 
and its occurrence in the China Sea is well-established ; on the 
other hand the west coast of America localities of P. oxytropis 
need confirmation. 
P. FAscIALIS, Lamarck. PI. 4, fig. 40, 45. 
Shell concavely shouldered, forming a somewhat babylonic 
spire, sharply ridged throughout, the two ridges forming the 
shoulder more prominent; yellowish to brownish, the ridges 
dark chestnut. L. 50, diam. 18 mill. 
Philippines ; Red Sea (Issel). 
P. brevicaudata, Reeve (fig. 45), appears to me to be a juvenile 
of this species. 
P. P&Teviana, Weinkauff. PI. 13, fig. 58. 
Whorls ten, slightly excavated above, girdled by prominent 
lire ; light violet brown, bilineated with white; aperture purple- 
brown. Length, 30 mill. 
Habitat unknown. 
P. LIRATA, Pease. 
Shell fusiform, turreted, keeled all over, keels nearly of the 
same size, and almost equidistant, the keel on the middle of the 
whorls slightly the largest, the intermediate superfices concave, 
interstices between the keels finely striate longitudinally ; sinus 
deep; canal short ; white, keels spotted with reddish brown. 
L. 35, diam. 12 mill. Isl. Oahu. 
Is possibly identical with P. Peteliana, but differs in having 
the keels spotted. I have not seen it, and no figure has been 
published. The specific name is preoccupied. 
B. With short canal. 
P. viouacEA, Hinds. Pl. 4, fig. 42; Pl. 3, figs. 29, 29a. 
Shell multicarinate, the interstices longitudinally striate ; pale 
violaceous or whitish, sometimes indistinctly fasciated with a 
darker color above; columella one- or two-plaited; outer lip 
acute, crenulated, with a slight sinus. LL. 24, diam. 7 mill. 
Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Japan, Philippines, 
New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia. 
