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UNIVALVES. — MUREX. 



Division XI. — Shell oblong ventricose, aperture di- 

 lated AND ovate, spire PRODUCED, AND BEAK SHORT. 



*Antiquus — Antiquated. 

 Magellanicus — Magellanic. 

 Norwegicus — Norwegian. 

 Fornicatus — Arched. 

 Despectus — Despised. 

 ♦Subantiquatus — Angulated. 

 Tritonis — Triten. 

 Nerei — Musical. 

 Vulpinus — Fox. 

 Pusio — Wreath. 

 *Corneus — Slender-horn. 

 Lineatus — Lined. 

 Lignarius — Woody. 

 Syracusanus — Syracuse. 

 Perron — Shelving. 

 Prismaticus — Prismatic. 



*BamfRus — Bamff. 



* Gracilis — Elegant. 

 *Attenuatus — Lengthened. 

 *Nebula — Clouded. 

 *Costatus — Ribbed. 



* Proximus — Many-ribbed. 

 *Septangulans — Seven-sided. 

 *Turricula — Turreted. 

 *K\xins— Red. 



*Sinuosus — Simiated. 

 *Linearis — Lineated. 

 *Purpureus — Purple. 

 *j\luricatus — Thorny. 

 *Minutissimus — Very-small. 

 Arenosus — Sea-sand. 

 Scriptus — Written. 



Division XII. — Turreted and subulate, with a very 

 short beak. 



Obeliscus — Chinese-obelisk. 

 Vertagus — Curved-beak. 

 Plicatulus — White-plaited. 

 Aluco — Caterpillar. 

 Tuberosus — Knobbed. 

 Adansoni — Adanson^s. 

 Clava — Club-shap'd. 

 Uncinatus — Grapling. 

 Atratus — Blackish. 

 Alucoides — Marbled. 

 Ebeninus — Deep-black. 

 Fuscatus — Clouded. 

 T or ul osu s — Ringed. 



Radula — Rayed. 

 M argi natus — Margined. 

 Serratus — Serrated. 

 Asper — Rough-grain' d. 

 Granulatus — Grained. 

 Sulcatus — Grooved. 

 Literatus — Lettered. 

 Hexagonus — Six-ribbed. 

 *Reticulatus — Reticulated. 

 *Tubercularis — Tuberculated. 

 * A dversus — Left-handed. 

 *Subulatus — Aivl-shap'd. 

 Decollatus — Decapitated. 



