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Genus SiMPULUM, Klein. 



1. S. olearium, Linn. (Murex), Syst. Nat. ed. 12. 



Murex costattis, Born. 



parthenopus, Dilhv. 



Triton succinctus, Lamk. 

 olearius, Rve. sp. 32. 



Hab. Tatiyama. 



2. 8. lirostoma, A. Ad. 



S. testa ovato-fusiformi, rufo-fusca ; anfractibns 6, convexis, va- 

 rice uiiico postice complanato, longitiidinaliter plicatis, trans- 

 versim crenulatis, ad plicas nodulosis et liris duplicis iiistructis, 

 interstitiis canccllatis ; apertura ovata, labio transversim corrugato- 

 plicato, plicis postice at antico validioribus, canali clougato vix 

 rocurvo ; labro extus flmbriatim varicoso, intus valde lirato, mar- 

 gine crenato. 



Hab. Simidsu. 



A species of ordinary form, with a strongly lirate aperture 

 and with the transverse ridges and lirae all double. 



3. S. 2^a2yiib)sum, A. Ad. 



S. testa acuminato-ovata, alba, punctis rubris ornata, spira acuta, 

 aperturam oequante ; anfractibus 6, planis, serie tuberculorum 

 rubrorum circumcinctis ad suturas monile granulorum iiistru- 

 ctis ; anfractu ultimo seriebus tribus granularum quarum duabus 

 auterioribus parvis, lirisque paucis granulosis intermediis, an- 

 fractu ultimo varice unico ad latus sinistrum ; apertura subcir- 

 culari, labio transversim rugoso-plicato, postice tuberculo valido 

 dentiformi iustructo, canali mediocri dextrorsum inclinato ; labro 

 extus varicoso, intus Isevi, postice emarginatione canaliculate iu- 

 structo. 



Hab. Takano-Sima. 



A white shell, with red papillose tubercles and rows of 

 necklace-like intermediate lir^e. 



4. S. nodili7-atum, A. Ad. 



S. testa ovato-fusiformi, alba, spira quam apertiu-a longiore ; anfracti- 

 bus 6, planis, subimbricatis, ad suturas excavatis, longitudinaliter 

 plicatis, plicis liris transversis validis nodulosis decussatis, inter- 

 stitiis interdum lirula granidosa instructis ; apertura ovato-ob- 

 longa ; labio transversim rugoso-plicato ; labro intus nodoso- 

 plicato, extus varice crasso instructo, canali brevi, angusto, vix 

 recurvato. 



Hab. Japan. Coll. Cuming. 



A small, white, ovate species, with nodosely lirate whorls. 



