178 WEST AMERICAN SHELLS 
dendorffu, Dall, Middendorff’s Strombella, is 
shown in Figure 174. This fine large shell is 
marked by sharp, fine grooves which run around 
it spirally. The hp is reddish-yellow, or brown. 
It is a fine, shapely shell, and it reaches a length of 
110 millimeters. 
Fagure io 
shows the largest 
shell of all, its 
length amount- 
ing to the re- 
markable extent 
of 137mm., while 
it is 75mm. in 
breadth. This 
splendid shell is 
named  Strom- 
bélla  melonis, 
Dall, the Melon 
Strombella. Al- 
though so large 
it is not very 
heavy, for it is 
very thin, like 
most of the true 
Melon-shells. Its Fig. 175, x 3(*) 
shape is well shown in the picture. Its color is 
pinkish, or yellow and white. 
