42 MUItEX. 



spiraliter obsolete lirata, varicibus senis augustis, annul ifor- 

 mibus, nodosis, ad canalem imbricatis ; canali longiusculo, 

 curvo, fere clauso; spira pyramidata, anfractibus rotundis, 

 apertura majuscula, margine externo intus dentato. — The 

 distinct round varices and the narrow plate partly covering 

 the canal may be supposed to give this fusiform shell a place 

 among the murices. 



195. distinctus, f. 236, Christophorus. — Testa M. inermi 

 similima, brevior, varicibus septenis magis nodosis, ad canalem 

 magis exfoliatis. — Shorter, more nodose, and at the canal 

 more exfoliated than M. inermis. 



196. balteatus, f. 237, Beck. — Testa angulatim ovata, 

 roseo-fulva tincta, frondibus fuscis, anfractibus superne 

 angulatis, infra angulum spiraliter serrato-costatis, varicibus 

 septenis, frondosis, ad canalem liberis ; frondibus suberectis, 

 ramosis ; apertura parva canali lato, acuminato. — Strongly 

 and distantly ribbed, the ribs being serrated and the fronds 

 of the varices delicately branched. 



197. lappa, f. 238, Broderip. — Testa subfusiformis utrin- 

 que acuminata, albida, fulvo subfasciata spiraliter valide 

 costata, inter costas striata, varicibus senis latis angulatis 

 approximatis, frondibus radiantibus aculeatis, apertura parva, 

 margine inciso-crenato. — The angular varices occupy the 

 whole surface of the whorls, the rise of each commencing from 

 the front margin of the preceding. This was observed 

 by Hinds in describing his M. radicatus which is possibly the 

 same species. 



198. radicatus, f. 239, Hinds. — Testa M. lappw similima, 

 augustior. — From M. Hind's description and the published 

 figures I am led to believe that the later species, M. radlcatus, 

 is but a narrow form of M. lappa. 



199. exiguus, f. 240, Broderip. — Testa parva, subtrigona, 

 utrinque acuminata, fusco-purpurascens spiraliter costata ; 

 anfractibus angulatis, supra angulum subplanulatis, varicibus 

 septenis angustis subspinoso-frondosis, ultima ad aperturam 

 laciniata, frondibus canaliferis, ad terminos duplicatim 

 expansis. — A pretty little species in which the fronds of the 

 varices, particularly the last, are doubled at the ends. Both 

 extremities are sharply acuminated. 



200. BiiAZiEiu, f. 226, Angas. — Testa parva, pallide rufes- 

 cens, breviter fusiformis, spiraliter lirata, quinque-varicosa. 



