136 UNIVALVES MUREX. 



Family 3. — With a single varix. 



Scientific N'ame. Locality. Common Name. 



Parthenopus • • • • Bay of Naples Tawny yellow M^ 



Cutaceus Africa, W. Indies, Corom. Rough skin do • • 



Claiidestinus Double lipp'd do 



Lyratus New Zealand Lyre shap'd do • - 



Division V. — Shell with unequally gihhous whorls, decussated 

 ribs, and the aperture surrounded by a thin dilated membrane. 



Anus As. Ocean, Mediterranean Grimace Whelk 



Mulus Coasts of Hitoe Mule do • » 



Division VL— Shell somewhat spinous and without a beak, 



Sicinus • • • • Asiatic Ocean, China • • • Spur do • ' 



Nodus Jamaica Chesnut • • do • ' 



Neritoideus Guinea, South Seas Mulberry • do • • 



Fimbriatus Seal-skin • • do • • 



Hystrix E. Indies, ditto Porcupine • do • • 



Mancinella Amboyna, Madagascar • Mancinella do • • 



Hippocastanum • Batavia, Banda Horse chesnut do 



Sacellum • - Nicobar Isles Corded • • • do • = 



Nodatus New Holland Knobbed • • do • • 



Lacerus Guinea Carinated • do • • 



Virgatus - East Indies Nodulous • • do • • 



Columbarium • • South Seas White belted do 



Senticosus China, South Seas Cancellated do • • 



Division VII. — Shell nodulous or longitudinally plaited, with a 



short beak. 

 Plicatus ........ East Indies ' • Plaited ... do • * 



