136 THE NAUTILUS. 



had killed the abalones. Abalones were found in abundance for 

 miles along tbe shore, so it was reported, but all dead. As the 

 " meats," as the dried soft parts are called, constitute the chief profit 

 of the fishery, no doubt the Japanese were disappointed. 



The earthquake of April 18th, which was felt very slightly at 

 Morro, was credited with the killing, though it may have been caused 

 by some subsequent seismic disturbance. The abalones that occur 

 along this part of the shore belong principally to the species Haliotis 

 rufescens and H. cracherodii. 



The Japanese parties engaged in the fishery at various places, in 

 some instances, use a diving-suit for working in or below the lamina- 

 cian zone, and are stripping some localities quite thoroughly. The 

 Chinese are said to confine their collecting generally to shallow 

 water. The greater part of the dried meats, if not all, are exported 

 to China. 



There is one cannery in or near San Pedro where the abalones are 

 packed, the can-labels bearing the trade name of " Eno-labo," which 

 it will at once be seen is merely Obalone spelled backwards. Here 

 is an instance on a small scale where commercialism overreaches 

 itself. The dear public don't know what " Eno-labo " means, and, 

 as my grocer tells me, don't buy the goods. Fresh-packed "Eno- 

 labo," however, is quite palatable and wholesome food, good enough 

 for anybody. 



Los Angeles, Cat., February 1, 1907. 



EPIPHRAGMOPHORA (MICRARIONTA) HTTTSONI N. 8P, 



BY GEO. H. CLAPP. 



Shell openly umbilicate ; rather thin but strong, smooth and shin- 

 ing when fresh ; reddish-horn color on the upper surface, much paler 

 to creamy-white below, with a rather narrow brown band, about 

 1 mm. wide, above the periphery, visible only on the last 1^ whorls, 

 the band margined above and below by wider white bands, the lower 

 shading off into the light-colored base. Whorls about 4^, the inner 

 ones convex, the last somewhat flattened above, well rounded below 

 and at the periphery. The embryonic shell consists of If whorls, 



