fusus. 79 



52. ambustfs, f. 40, Gould. — Testa lsevis, breviuscula, 

 robusta, distanter valide plicata fulva, inter costas castanea, 

 spira acuminata, anfractibus 8 superne angulatis, plicis 

 nodosis ad angulum prominente tuberculatis, canali brevius- 

 culo, apertura ovata, intus lirata, margine crenato. — At the 

 moment of writing I have not the means of comparing 

 this with F. rufus, from which, however, it is sufficiently 

 distinct. 



53. rufus, f. 91, Reeve. — Testa solida, lsevis, rufescens, 

 subelongato-fusiformis, longitudinaliter decemplicata, plicis 

 prominentibus ad angulum, nodosis, lineis rubris notatis; 

 spira elevata, anfractibus superne declivibus, medio rotun- 

 datim angulatis, apertura alba, clavata, canali longiusculo. — 

 This shell has so much of the character and appearance of 

 the Latirus group that one looks, although in vain, for the 

 traces of folds on the columella. 



54. diadema, f. 53, Lesson. — Testa clavato-turbinata, 

 fusco viridis, laevigata ; spira brevi turrita, apice papilloso, 

 anfractibus 5, superne angulatis, ad angulum squamis acute 

 trigonis lamelliformibus coronatis ; ultimo infra unicarinato, 

 carina spinosa ; apertura subquadrata canali angusto, elon- 

 gate superne spinoso-costata. — The beautiful pagoda-like 

 spire and clavate form of this species places it alone, free from 

 every comparison. 



55. clausicaudatus, f. 55, Hinds. — Testa elongato-fusi- 

 formis, olivaceo-fusca, loeviuscula, spira elevata, apice mammi- 

 lata, anfractibus vix prominentibus, rotundis ; apertura 

 declivi, margine infiexo, infra expanso, incrassato, canali 

 brevi, clauso. — The thickened inflected outer lip closing 

 the canal in the manner of many murices is only one of the 

 striking peculiarities of this remarkable shell. 



56. simplex, f. 34, Smith. — Testa gracile fusiformis, alba, 

 spiraliter sulcata, longitudinaliter late plicata, spira elevata, 

 acuta, anfractibus supra medium declivibus, infra tumidis ; 

 apertura elongato-fusiformis canali breviusculo, truncate. — 

 This may possibly be a young specimen of some unknown 

 species. 



57. Niponicus, f. 70, Smith. — Testa infra spiram pyriformis, 

 leviter longitudinaliter costatis, liris spiralibus ad costas con- 

 cinne tuberculatis, tuberculis griseo-purpureis ; spira pro- 

 ducta, anfractibus 6 subrotundis ; ultimo elevate, elongate, 



