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of the whorls is about equal to their width. It is difficult to say whether 

 this species should be called an Ophtteta, a ffelicotoma, or an Ecculiom- 

 phahis. These genera seem all to run into each other. 



Locality and Formation. Counties of Leeds and Grenville ; Calcifer- 

 ous formation. 



Collector. E. Billings. 



MURCHISONIA ARTEMESIA. (N. sp.) 



Fig. 332. 



Fig. 332. Murchisonia drtemesia. a, cast of the interior of a fragment of this species ; 

 6, a specimen partly restored. 



Description. Shell elongate, slender with from ten to twelve depressed 

 convex whorls and a strong rounded spiral band. The whorls, in the 

 cast are depressed ventricose, flattened in the middle and abruptly 

 rounded into the deep suture. The casts of the exterior show a strong 

 rounded band along the median line of the whorls : it is about one line 

 wide on the large whorls. Surface with fine sharp striae curving back- 

 wards to the band. 



Length from 2 to 3 inches ; apical angle about 15. 



Resembles M. gracilis, but is always more elongate and with flatter 

 whorls, in which respects also it differs from M. simulatrix (ante^ p. 231, 

 fig. 218). M. agilis (ante, p. 235) has the suture not so oblique. 

 M. vesta (ante, p. 32) is a shorter and more abruptly tapering form. 



Locality and Formation. Counties of Leeds and Grenville ; Calcif- 

 erous formation. 



Collector. Ob. Billings. 



