174 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4th Ser. 



Named in honor of Dr. J. O. Nomland of the Geological 

 Department of the Standard Oil Company. 



Murex vaughani, new species 

 PI. 30, Figs. 3a and 3b 



Shell small ; body whorl marked by five lamella- form flexu- 

 ous ribs which extend the entire length of the whorl ; these ribs 

 developing nodes twisted toward the right at the shoulder, 

 located a short distance below a sinuous suture ; aperture oval, 

 above, narrowed, below. 



This form has such individual characters that the writer feels 

 but little hesitation in naming it specifically, although only the 

 body-whorl is known. 



Dimensions: — Length of the body- whorl of type, 12 mm.; 

 width of body-whorl, 1 1 mm. 



Type:—^o. 412, Cal. Acad. Sci. Locality 181, near Vader, 

 Lewis County, Washington, on east bank of the Cowlitz River, 

 just back of the Greeco ranch house, about four miles east of 

 Vader. Colls., F. M. Anderson and Bruce Martin. 



Named in honor of Mr. F. E. Vaughan, graduate student at 

 the University of California. 



Fasciolaria gabbi, new species 



PI. 30, Figs. 4a and 4b 



Shell, fusiform with short spire consisting of seven whorls ; 

 first three whorls smooth, naticoid; fourth, fifth, sixth and 

 seventh whorls marked by four strong equally spaced spiral 

 lines with one or more intercalary threads, and by 12 axial 

 ribs which give rise to prominent pointed nodes at the intersec- 

 tion of the spiral lines ; sides of these whorls nearly flat in out- 

 line, sloping steeply to a wavy suture which is bordered by 

 slight collar formed by the first strong spiral line of the next 

 whorl; body-whorl large, rugose, with greatest width one- 

 fourth of whorl length below suture; space below suture 

 slightly concave and marked by about 10 spiral threads; shoul- 

 der of whorl marked by a very strong spiral line with three or 

 four threads between it and the next line of almost equal 

 strength ; space below second spiral line covered by three spiral 

 lines of moderate strength and by about 25 to 30 threads; 12 



