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ut plurimum continuis, et ad margines apertura terminantibus ; 



sulco columellari albido, margine interno dentibus serrato ; aper- 



turd angustd ; labio externo extils incrassato ; eitremitatibus pau- 



lulum productis. 



Reddish-brown Cowry. — Shell ovate, shining, of a dark reddish- 



brown colour ; ribs the colour of the shell, mostly terminate at the 



dorsal depression; a very few on the sides of the shell, thence ex- 



tending to form teeth on both sides of the aperture ; on the outer 



side or lip about eighteen, and about sixteen on the columellar side ; 



columellar groove whitish, the teeth traverse it and serrate its entire 



inner edge ; aperture narrow, very slightly spirai ; base round ; margin 



thick, none on the columellar side ; extremities slightly produced. 



DifFers from thefusca of Gray, in the ribs of the base, and the 

 teeth not being white, but of the šame colour as the shell ; in the 

 ribs being much finer, in having a dorsal line or impression, and in 

 being of a deeper and redder colour. 

 Long. Ą'oths of an inch. 



Hab. ? 



Cab. Gaskoin, &c. 



