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inclined to admit cri status in the list of murices. I do not, 

 however, agree with the. late Mr. Eeeve that M. BlainvUlei is 

 either possibly the same or very nearly related. 



201e. Blainvillei, f. 262, Payraudemt. — Testa M. cristati 

 similis angustior, pallide fulva, inter varices lsevis, varicibus 

 nodulosis, haud frondosis. — Although this has been regarded 

 as a variety of M. cristatus, it is very much less like a 

 murex, the so-called varices being more smooth and tuber- 

 cular. 



202. lugdbeis, f. 157, Broderijj.— Testa breviter subtri- 

 gona, septem-varicosa, spiraliter lirata, cinereo-fusca ; varici- 

 bus senis crassis, fronte lacineatis, ad angulum subfalcatis ; 

 spira brevi, anfractibus angulatis, canali brevi ; apertura 

 magna, intns purpurea. — It appears to belong to the same 

 group with M. erycina, &c. 



203. hamatus, f. 159, Hinds. — Testa angulatim subovata, 

 fulva, quincpue- aut sex-varicosa, varicibus angulatis trilobatis, 

 loba superiori retroso-hamata, apertura oblonga alba, spira 

 acuminata, canali product o, obliquo. — In this species, which is 

 remarkable for the hooked character of the upper lobe of the 

 varices, a marginal tooth is present. 



204. peritus, f. 219, Hinds. — Testa parva, subpyriforrois, 

 pallide fulva, rubro tincta et lineata, spiraliter costata, varici- 

 bus senis, fronte lacineatis, spinis brevissimis, superiori ad 

 angulum uncinate ; spira brevi, anfractibus angulatis, supra 

 angulum plano-depressis, canali elongato arcuato acutissimo. 

 — Remarkable for the hooked spines at the angle of the 

 varices, and resembling hamatus, but more pyriform and 

 attenuated and without a tooth at the margin of the 

 aperture. 



205. Hildagoi, f. 201, Crosse. — Testa trigono-fusiformis 

 tenuiuscula albida, spiraliter costata, laevis; varicibus ad 

 octonis extantibus subfoliaceis, spinis ad angulum una 

 elongata, infra quaternis, anticis laciniatis, ad canalem tribus 

 spinosis armatis, ultima expansa, quinquefariam canaliculata, 

 interstitiis squamoso-laciniatis ; canali eloDgato curvo, spira 

 breviuscula, anfractibus angulatis. — At first sight similar to 

 Reeve's M. temtus, but quite distinct, the latter being a 

 three-variced shell. 



206. falcatus, f. 149, Sowerby. — Testa pallide fulva, 

 leviter fuscp fasciata, tenuis kevis trigona ; varicibus 



