205 

 Murex continued. 



clathratus. . ovate, ribbed, sulcated transversely, lip dentated, 



canal short very small. 

 cingulatus. . ovato-oblong ; transverse encircling rugae, squamose 



between ; canal covered over If inch. 



striatula. . oblong, with transverse striae, and but few longitu- 

 dinal convex ribs ; lip dentated f inch. 

 cancellinus. . ovato-oblong, cancellated ; opening winding and 



toothed : resembles the white grimace, 

 pyraster. . ovate, caudated, transversely sulcated, with subno- 



dulous ribs ; the opening rounded ; grooved internally 



\l inch. 

 textiliosus. . ovate, obsoletely ribbed, transversely striated, squa- 



mous between ; one tooth on the columella ; subumbili- 



cated 1| inch. 



colubrinus. . elongated, subfusiform ; with fine transverse gra- 

 nular striae ; few varices 1 inch. 

 viperinus. . elongated, with transverse striae slightly granulated; 



tail small ; very small indistinct ribs on the upper part 



f inch. 

 nodularius. . ovate, subcancellated ; transverse nodular striae, 



the nodules disposed in ribs ; the tail short, and curved 



outwards 1 inch. 

 reticulosus. . ovate, pointed at both ends, reticulated ; opening 



triangular ; lip toothed small. 

 tubifer. . ovate, pointed ; four rows of ridges ; with fistulous, 



bowed, erect spines, with short tubes between. 



Fusus. 



rugosus*. . long, subcancellated ; spire nodular ; canal long, 

 straight, and nearly covered over 3 inches. 



Note. . long, transversely striated ; the top of each whirl de- 

 pressed and plicated 3| inches. 



longeevus-^. . long, thick and smooth ; last turns rather flat on 

 their tops ; spire nodular, striated 4 inches. 



clavellatusl . . fusiformly clavellated ; transversely striated ; ribs 

 nodular ; tail very long ; turns of the spire not flat. 



aclculatus^. . fusiformly linear, very narrow strise with decus- 

 sating plicae : different from F. rugosus 1 j inch. 



subulatus. . longitudinally ribbed ; tail shorter than the spire 

 f inch. 



hordeolus. . fusiformly turriculated ; tail short very small. 



intortus. . subcancellated in the upper part, in the lower the 

 transverse striae most evident ; columella as if twisted > 

 If inch. 



* Murex porrectus Brand, Foss. fig. 35. 

 t Murex longaevus Brand, Foss. fig. 40, 73, 93. 

 J Murex deformis Brand, Foss. fig. 37,38. 

 Murex Brand, Foss. fig. 36. 



