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Cerithium continued. 



petricolam. . turreted, smooth, with a thick border on the upper 



part of the whirls, transversely grooved beneath 1 inch. 

 spiratum. . round, turreted, smooth ; turns flat and channelled 



in the upper part ; base with one groove, plicated out- 

 wardly 2 1 inches. 

 columnare.'. subulate, transverse and vertical striae decussating, 



with a marginal groove beneath the upper margin 1 inch. 

 substriatum conical, turreted, almost smooth ; the lower 



whirls with simple distinct striae, the upper with obsoletely 



crenulated ones 1 inch. 

 quadrisulcatum. . subulate, turreted ; turns flat, with four grooves 



f inch. 

 umbilicatum. . subulate ; whirls flat with four transverse grooves ; 



the columellla umbilicated. . ^ inch. 

 perforatum. . subulate ; whirls rather convex, finely striated ; 



columella perforated. . inch. 

 clavosum. . smooth, turreted, with obsolete striae ; the lower 



whirls involving the upper. . ~ inch. 

 cancellation. . subulate, turreted ; cancellated whirls convex ; 



columella subplicated. . small. 

 semigranosum. . turreted, decussated with subgranulated crossing 



striae ; canal very short. . f inch. 



acicula. . subulate, smooth ; whirls subcarinated. . 5 inch. 

 terebrale. . turreted, smooth convex ; whirls with obsolete 



transverse striae. . small. 

 inversum. . turreted, subulate, left-turned; the whirls cancellated 



by transverse keels and suboblique vertical striae. . ~ inch. 

 melanoides. . oval, turriculated, with transverse striae ; opening 



much like that of melania. . very small. 

 larva. . turreted, cylindrical ; whirls with two equal transverse 



granular keels. . very small. 



yracile. . turreted and subulate ; whirls inversely imbricated. 

 incertiim. . turreted ; whirls convex, with distant transverse 



striae and more numerous vertical ones. 

 emarainatum. . turreted, transversely sulcated, upper grooves 



granulated, upper borders of the whirls subcanaliculated ; 



the lip notched. . 2 inches. 

 rugosum. . turreted, upper whirls discussatedly granulated, the 



lower slightly sulcated with one groove, lowest rugous 



beneath. . 1^ inch. 

 giganteum. . turreted, very long ; transversely striated ; whirls 



nodose upwards ; columella with one plait ; opening ob- 

 long, oblique, with a canal which rather terminates back- 

 wards ; upper part of the right side with a lateral auriform 



elongation. 

 Hitdum. . turreted ; whirls plicated in the upper part, numerous 



transverse striae ; no plait on the columella. . 3 inches. 

 unisulcatum. . turreted, numerous transverse striae, no plicae ; 



the turns have a single, nearly central groove. . ^ inch. 

 turritdlatum. . turreted ; convex whirls with transverse unequal 



striae ; a notch in the right border of the opening. . small. 



