53 LiGNiTic Stage 53 



humeral region ; body whorl often showing before each narrow, 

 blunt- pointed, vertically flattened spine an indentation, or a 

 slightly depressed channel, most evident at the upper left hand 

 base of each spine and continuing with more or less distindlness 

 to the upper right hand portion of the next spine to the left ; 

 spiral striation coarser below the carina, the lines often making 

 an upward flexure while passing the longitude of each spine. 



After reading Ball's account of the many varieties of Fidgur 

 spinigcr (vol. iri, p. 107, Trans. Wag. «&c.), that are found in 

 the Oligocene, and noting too that Aldrich cites ''Fusus" 

 spiniger from Tuscahoma. I cannot help wondering whether 

 the form under discussion might not be specifically identical 

 with spiniger. But, so far, none of the varieties of the latter 

 species seem to have the comparatively Fusoid spire of indentiis, 

 nor are the spines imbricate as described by Ball op. cit. p. no. 

 We are inclined to think spiniger a true Fidgiir, while this 

 species has the Pleurotomoid features of Levifusus. That Fnlgitr 

 is derived from Levifusus there can be little or no doubt. L. 

 pagoda when well developed in the lower Lignitic approaches 

 this form. 



Fragments of a large t^ulguroid species in the Lea Memorial 

 colle(5lion from Yellow Bluff and Bell's landing may belong to a 

 variety of this species. The whorls are more squarely shouldered 

 and the spines less flattened vertically. 



Localities. — Alabama : Nanafalia. Georgia : Bluff at Ft. 

 Gaines. 



Type. — Paleontological Museum, Cornell University. 



Triumphis hatchetigbeensis, PI- 7. %• 3- 



Syn. Cominella hatchetigbeensis Aid., Bull, i, Geol. Surv. .\la., i8S6, p. 

 26, pi. 3, figs. 6, a, b. 

 Eburna hatchetigbeensis de Greg., Moii. Faun. Eoc. Ala., p. icS, 

 1890. 



Aldrich' s original description. — "Shell bucciniform, oblong- 

 ovate ; whorls shouldered, with a depres.sed groove at the .suture. 

 Spire short, smooth ; apex obtuse. Body \vhorl .strongly 

 shouldered, contracfted below, with numerous revolving lines on 

 the ba.sal portion, which are ob.solete on the middle part ; the 



