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L. RECUR VIROSTRIS, Schubert and Wagner. PI. 67, fig. 121. 



Pale orange-brown, interstices of the ribs stained and spotted 

 with chestnut-brown ; aperture orange-yellow. 



Length, 2'5 to 3'5 inches. 



Isl. of Luzon, Philippines ; in deep water. Cuming. 



Deshayes considered this a variety of L. cariniferus, which it 

 may well be ; it is, however, proportionally narrower, the inter- 

 tubercular raised belt on the body whorl is not so wide, and the 

 umbilicus is much wider. 



L. AMALI^E, Kobelt. PI. 68, fig. 131. 



Dark brownish yellow, lighter on the revolving ridges, and 

 chestnut-brown in their interstices upon the ribs ; yellowish brown 

 within. Length, 2 inches. 



Hob. unknown. 



Very like L. recur virostris in form, but is smaller, and has not 

 the wide open umbilicus of that species. 



L MADERENSIS, Watson. PL 68, figs. 124, 125. 



Yellowish to chestnut-brown, darker in the interstices of the 

 ribs ; white or light yellowish within the aperture. 

 Length, 1-5 to 2-5 inches. 



Madeira ; West Indies. 



This species is certainly very closely allied to the preceding ; 

 having much the same form and the large, open umbilicus. 

 Watson gave it a new generic name Chascax, and states that 

 the inner lip is quite smooth ; this, however, may be due to the 

 bad condition of his very insufficient material, the specimen 

 figured by him showing dentations within the border of the lip, 

 which he states to be caused by the borings of annelids. West 

 Indian specimens before me, in much better condition are lighter 

 in color, larger, and have three not prominent columellar plaits, 

 Turbinella Stokesii, Gray, from Porto Praya, Cape Yerd Isles, a 

 species which has never been figured or identified, corresponds 

 in description somewhat with this species. 



L. INFUNDIBULUM, Gmel. PL 67, fig. 122 ; PL 68, figs, 127, 144, 

 Orange-yellow or light brown, with darker narrow revolving 

 ridges ; epidermis dark brown, Length, 2 to 3 inches. 



West Indies ; in deep water. 

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