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small jelly-fishes. The shell is small, and is shaped 

 much like that of a land snail. It is thin and deli- 

 cate, and has a deep notch in the outer lip, The 

 color is deep violet, quite unlike that of any other 

 shell. Though it usually lives far out at sea, some 

 shells get washed to the shore; but they are compara- 

 tively rare on our coast. Specimens of another spe- 

 cies of Janthina, J. globosa. Swains, has been found 

 on our southern shores. They should be carefully 

 looked for by all collectors. 



Euli??ia micans^ Cpr., the Shining Eulima, 

 comes next on our list. This species has a 

 beautifully polished and delicately tapering 

 shell. The apex is very sharp, and the oval p. 

 aperture is somewhat elongated. Large speci- 

 mens grow to the size indicated by the cross in Figure 

 175. The color is nearly all white, though the shell 

 is somewhat dark near the apex. It could hardly be 

 mistaken for any other species. It is found from 

 British Columbia to San Diego. 



Eulima rutila, Cpr., the Red Eulima, resembles 

 the last species, but is very small and slender. Its 

 color is rosy, and the base of the shell is length- 

 ened. It has been reported from Monterey, and per- 

 haps from other localities. 



There are several other species of Eulima, the 

 shells of which are small, being only a quarter of an 

 inch in length or perhaps even less. One of these 

 is known by several synonyms: E. distorta^ E. incur- 

 va, and E. falcata. Its shell is curved, as all of these 

 names indicate. It has a variety with the singular 

 name of Eulima yod. 



