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It is of a perfectly fusiform shape, and the upper parts 
of the whirls next to the suture are flattened and hol- 
lowed out into broad channels. The surface is encircled 
with numerous, close-set, raised strize, which are of 
unequal size, every fourth one being larger than any of 
the intermediate ones, and all roughened by numerous 
small scales. The whirls are six or seven in number 
(the upper ones being unfortunately broken off), and 
rapidly increase in size, the last being two-thirds the 
length of the whole shell. The columella is covered 
with a turned-over plate of the inner lip, the umbilicus 
being partially concealed by it. The lower canal is of 
considerable length, and is bent to one side. The 
mouth appears to be rather small in proportion to the 
size of the shell. When taken, it was inhabited by a 
species of Pagurus, and, as is customary with shells 
similarly inhabited, was considerably injured by its 
parasitic tenant. Long. 3 inches; lat. 14 inch—Hab. 
Esquimalt Harbour. (Brit. Mus.) 
BUCCINID. 
Murex lactuea. (Esch.) Esquimalt Harbour, between tide marks; 
very abundant. 
Vitularia aspera. (Baird: Nov. Sp.) 
Vit.—Testa fusiformi, purpurea, scabra, elongata, 
longitudinaliter plicato-costata, transversim lirata, liris 
crebris et minutissime squamatis; anfractibus sex, 
ultimo trientes duos longitudinis teste adequante, in 
canalem rectum, longiusculum, apertum, desinente ; 
columella planulata, fauce albida; labro externo intus 
