MUREX. 



A CATALOGUE OF RECENT SPECIES, 



BY 



G. B. SO WERB F, Jun. 



\ M. tenuispina, Lam. vii. p. 158. Ch. Conch, t. 189. f. 

 1821. t. 190. f. 1822. Moluccas. Gray says that the 

 M. tenuirostrum of Lam. is a specimen of this, 

 without spines. Philippines. 

 2 M. ternispina Lam. vii. p. 158. Con. lUus. f. 110 Var. 

 M. aduncospinosus, Beck. Con. Illus. f . 68. E. Indies. 



3. M. crassispina, Lam. vii. p. 157. Martini, t. 113. f. 1052. 



Philippines. In this species the 2nd spine is longest. 



4. M. rarispina, Lam. 1. p. 158, M. unidentatus, Con. Illus. 



f. 52, E. Indies. 



5. M. Scolopax, Dillwyn, Descr. Cat. p. 681. Ch. Conch, f. 



1819—20. Red Sea. Smoother than the last, with 

 yellowish brown lines across. 



6. M. Occa Sow. Jmx. Zool. Proc. 1840. Con. Illus. f. 45. 



Nicobar Isl. 



7. M. brevispina, Lam. vii. p. 159. Con. Illus. f. 10. 



8. M. chrysostoma, Gray ? Con. Illus. f. 1. 



9.' M. Messorius. Sow. Jun. Zool. Proc. 1840. Con. Illus. f. 93. 



10. M. Haustellum, Lint. Gmel. p. 3524. Martini. Conch. 



t. 115. f. 1066. Moluccas. Philippines. 



11. M. rectirostrum, Sow. Jun. Zool. Proc. 1840. Con. Illus. 



f. 111. 



12. M. nigrescens, Soxo. Jun. Zool. Proc. 1840. Con. Illus. 



f. 113. Xipixapi. Columbia. Mr. Cuming. 



13. M. recurvirostrum, Brod. Zool. Proc- 1832. p. 174. Con. 



Illus. f. 9. Gulf of Nocoyo. Central Amer. Mr. 

 Cuming. 



14. M. pliciferus. Sow. Jun. Zool. Proc. 1840. Con. Illus. 



f. 101. 



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