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Sy. MUREX Linn. 



1. Murex rubescens IF*. J. Broderip. 



M. tcsla subrhomboidea, trlfariam varicosa, varicibus 

 subfrondescentibus , tuberculo interstitiali magno, transver- 

 sim sulcata et striata; canali mediocri subrecta roseaj vari- 

 cibus tuberculis frondibusque nigricantibus. 



Long. l^ poll., lat. ^ poll. 



Legit H. Cuming ad insulam Tabeiten. 



Proceedings. 1832. p. 174. 



2. Murex pinniger TV. J. Broderip. 



M. testa fusiformi, sordide purpureo-albida, transver- 

 sim substriata, tripinnata, pimiis elevatis, laciniatis, tuber- 

 culo interstitiali majusculo; apertura ovali; canali tubulari. 



Long. circa 2 poll., lat. (pinnis inclusis) l^ poll. 



Legit H. Cuming in America meridionali (Xipixapi). 



Proceedings. 1832. p. 174. 



3. Murex recurvirostris TF. J. Broderip. 



M. testa vcntricosa, trifariam spinosa, spinis brevibus 

 magnis, interstitiis tri- v. quadri-seriatim tuberculosis, tu- 

 berculis parvis, subasperis subcancellata, sordide alba, trans- 

 versim castaneo-lineata; canali longa recurva, basin versus 

 spinosa; operculo rugoso. 



Long. 3 poll., lat. 1| poU. 



Testa junior tantum non inermis. 



Legit H. Cuming in America centrali (Gulf of Nocoiyo). 



Proceedings. 1832. p. 174. 



4. Murex tetragonus W, J. Broderip. 



M. testa pyramidali, albida, quadrifariam varicosa, trans- 

 versim costata, subcancellata, apertura violacea, prominente; 

 labii limbo unduloso-crenulato; canali brevi, reciu"va. 



Long. l^ polL, lat. f poll. 



E museo Sowerby. — Patria desideratur. 



Proceedings. 1832. p. 174. 



5. Murex maurus W\ J. Broderip. 



M. testa rliomboidea, ponderosa, quadrifariam varicosa; 



