LOO CHOO ISLAND SHELLS 



FUSID^E. 



Fussus (s. s.) distans, Lam.; a var. of F. incon- 



stans, Lischke ; Yaeyama Is. 50 to 750. 



Fusus (s. s.) inconstans, Lischke ; Yaeyama 



Is. Nat. name, Yonaki-momo (night-crying 



shell). 60 to 750. 



Fusus (s. s.) nicobaricus, Lam.; var. near F. 



laticostatus, Desh.; Hirame Is. 650. 



Fasciolaria filimentosa. Lam.; Itoma Jima Is. 



Nat. name, Yanaki-gai (night-crying shell). 



With and without opercula. 25 to 500. 



Fasciolaria trapezium, Lam.; Hirame Is. 



With and without opercula. 25 to 500 



BUCCINIDJE. 



Siphonalia Kelletti, Forbes; Nago Is. $i. 



Siphonalia cassidariformis ; Rve.=S. ornata 



and S. conspersa, A. ad.; Yaeyama Is. 750. 



NASSID^E. 



Nassa (s. s.) hirta. Kiener ; var., Yaeyama Is. 

 Dead shells, but good. 6 for 250. 



OLIVIDJE. 



Oliva (Porphyrea) irisans, Lam.; var. erythro- 

 stoma, Lam. Tryon's Man. V Figs. 3, 53, 

 55. Hirame Jima Is. Native name, Naga- 

 bai (long shell). Fine living shells. 



15 to 250. 



Oliva (Porphyrea) musstellina, Lam.; Yaeya- 

 ma Is. Fine living shells, slight color vari- 

 ations, xoc. , 3 for 250. 



TURBINELLID^E. 



Turbinella (Vasum) ceramicum, Lin.; Hira- 

 me Is. Nat. name, Naga-bai (long shell). 



SDC. 



Turbinella (Vasum) turbinellum, Lin.; Hira- 

 me Jima Is. 500. 

 MITRID^E. 



Mitra (s. s.) episcopalis, Lin.; Yaeyama Is. 

 Nat. name, Takenoko-kai (bamboo-sprout 

 shell). Fine living shells, various stages 

 growth. 20 to soc. 



Mitra (costellaria) exasperata,Gm. and Chem. ; 

 Yaeyama Is. Fine living shells. 15 to 250. 



Mitra (cylindra) dactylus, Lin.; Kudaka Is. 

 Nat. name, Hibi-bora. Fine living shells. 



6oc. 



Mitra (s. s.) pontificalis, Lam.; Yaeyama Is. 

 Fine living shells. 25 to 500. 



CASSID^E. 



Cassis (Bezoartica) glauca. Lam.; var. near C. 

 Coronulata ; Sby.; except that it is continu- 

 ously banded ; Nago Is. Fine living shells. 



$i. 



Cassis (Casmaria) vibex, Lin.=C. torquata 

 Reeve ; Yaeyama Is. Living shells. 250. 



DOLIDJE. 



Dolium perdix, Lin.; Hirame Jima Is. Nat. 



name, Udsura-gai (quail shell). Live shells, 



3^ in. by 2% in. 250. 



Dolium (Malea) pomum, Lin.; Yaeyama Is. 



Young shells, i in. to i^ in. long. Nat. 



name, Ki-gai (interest shell). ioc. 



NATICIDJE. 



Natica(s. s.) Adamsiana, Dkr.; var.; Yaeya- 

 ma Is. Larger and unlike in color the type 

 Fig. 46, in Tryon's Manual. With and with- 

 out opercula. Some only fair dead shells. 



15 to 400. 



Natica (Mamma) aurantia. Lam.; light yellow 

 variety. The callus and umbilicus like Fig. 

 40, Tryon's Manual. Size, 29 mm. x 22 mm., 

 with opercula. A beautiful and distinct 

 variety. 2 oc., 3 for 500. 



Natica (s. s.) chinensis, Lam.; Yaeyama Is. 

 Mostly young. ioc., 3 for 250. 



Natica (Mamma) dubia, Reel., (var.); Kobas- 

 hima. Very near Fig. 50, Tryon's Manual. 

 Living shells, various growths, without 

 opercula. 2 o to 250. 



Natica (Mamilla) melanostoma, Gml.; Yona- 

 guni Is. Living shells, the largest 45 mm. x 

 33 mm. 10 to 150. 



Natica (s. s.) sagraiana ; D'Orb. (var.). Yae- 

 yama. 25 c. 



TEREBRIDyE. 



Terebra (Subula) crenulata, Lin.; Kudaka Is.; 

 fine living shells. Nat. name, Ono-tsuna, 

 bora (big rope shell). 25 to 400. 



Terebra (Subula) dimidiata, Lam.; Kudaka 

 Is.; fine living shells. 15 to 250. 



Terebra (Subula) maculata, Lin.; Yaeyama 

 Is. Nat. name, same as for the Mitras ; liv- 

 ing shells ; different lengths. 20 to 250. 



Terebra (Subula) muscaria, Lam.; Hirame 

 Jima Is.; fine living shells. Nat. name, 

 Ushi no-tsuno, bora (bull's horn shell). 



20 to 250. 



PYRAMIDELLID^E. 



Pyramidella (obeliscus) sulcata; A. Ad.=O 

 monolis ; Ad.; Yaeyama Is ; live shells. 



12 tO 2OC. 



CONID^E. 



Conus (tulipse) geographus, Lin.; a new and 

 fine variety ; neither of the three figures in 

 Tryon's Man. accurately represent this 

 shell ; they are blotched more like Fig. 85, 

 but not so dark, while the spire is higher 

 than Fig. 84; length from 8 cm. to n cm.; 

 living shells ; Kobashima. Nat. name, 

 Naga-bai (long shell). 50 to 750. 



Conus (literati) literatus, Lin.; Kobashima. 

 Living with epidermis ; largest, 13 cm. long. 



25 to soc. 



Conus (literati) literatus, Lin.; var. Mille- 

 punctatus, Lam.; living, mostly mature; 

 largest, 82 mm long, with epidermis. 



25 to $i. 



Conus (virgines) lividus, Hwass. Living, with 

 epidermis ; the largest 54 mm. long ; Oshi- 

 ma. 20 to 250. 



Conus (s. s.) marmoreus, Lin. Nat. name, 

 Bpte-f uri, bora ; Ohonme Is. Living, me- 

 dium and small ; largest, 6 cm. long. 



10 to 300. 



Conus (Capitanei) miles, Lin.; Kobashima. 

 Living, with epidermis. Largest, 7 cm. 

 long. Nat. name, Imo-gai (sweet potato 

 shell.) 20 to 4oc. 



Conus (figulini) quercinus, Hwass.; var. 

 lighter yellow that the type, spire not quite 

 so elevated. Living shells, 8 cm. and less. 

 Nat. name, Hibi-bora ; Kudaka Is. 500. 



Conus (tulipae) striatus, Lin. Nat. name, 

 Nagashi-nani. Mature and living. Yaeya- 

 ma Is. 3 oc. 



Conus (texti) textile, Lin. Living, largest 10 

 cm. Kobashima. 25 to 750. 



Conus (Capitanei) vexillum, Gml. ; Itoma 

 Jima Is. Living, with epidermis. The 

 largest 5% in. long. 25 to 75 c. 



STROMBIDJE. 



Strombus (monodactylus) aratum, Martyn ; 

 Itoma Jima. Living. Nat. name, Asagi- 

 kai. 5 oc. 



Strombus (monodactylus) auris-dianas, Lin.; 

 var. guttatus, Martini; Itoma Jima. Liv- 

 ing shells. 250. 



Strombus (s. s.) canarium, Lin.; Kobashima. 

 Living shells, with several varietal mark- 

 ings, ioc., 3 for 250. 



