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Buccinum. 



stromboides. . oblongo- ovate, smooth, a groove between the 



right lip and spire 2 inches. 



striatulwm. . the turns rounded, striae transverse small. 

 terebrale. . long, smooth, rather turriculated | inch. 

 decussatum. . the whirls convex ; opening subdentated ^ inch. 

 bwtriatum. . striae alternately larger and smaller, a slight border 



on the lip 1 inch. 

 clavatulatum. . long, lip emarginated in the upper part very 



small. 



Terebra. 



plicatula. . the last turn smooth, the rest plaited 1 inch. 

 scalarina. . longitudinally ribbed, turns convex 1 inch. 



Harpa. 



mutica. . ribs plain, not pointed ; decussating intercostal striae 

 1 inch. 



Cassis. 



harpceformis. . ribs longitudinal, with a transverse row of tu- 

 bercles at their upper part 2 inches. 

 cancellata. . with two rows of tubercles, lip dentated. 

 carinata*. . with five carinated girdles, the upper tubuculose. 



Strombus. 



canalis. . longitudinally ribbed, the lip notched. 

 Rostellaria. 



macrop feraf. . lip large and round,, running up the spire from 



6 to 7 inches. 



colombaria. . lip alaeform, bent upwards on the spine 2 inches. 

 fissurella. . longitudinally ribbed ; lip small, passing up the turns 



and forming a groove 1 ~ inch. 



Murex. 



tripterus^.. . trigonal, with angular, winged, membranaceous 



processes 2 inches. 

 tricarinatus. . ovato-oblong, with curled, frondose, subspinous 



processes 1| inch. 

 contabulatus. . spire long, subpyramidal ; mouth subtrigonal 



var. ? 

 calcitrapa. . ovate, frondose ridges, terminating in points ; colu- 



mella subumbilicated. 

 crispus. . ovate, with about nine frondose but not spinous ridges ; 



the mouth and canal short f inch. 

 frondosus. . ovato-oblong, with about nine curled frondose va- 



rices ; the canal rather long f inch. 



* Buccinutn nodosum Brand, Foss. No. 131. 

 t Strombus amplus Brand, Foss. No. 76. 

 t Brand, Fos. No. 79 and 80 ? 



