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smooth, in the caudal canal being longer and straighter, and in the 

 sutures of the whorls being simple. 



MuREX cANCELLATus, Concli. Illustr. f. 75. Mur. testa parvd, 

 crassiusculd, fusiformi, cancellatd, albo-lutescente : spird suhpro- 

 ductd ; anfractihis quinque ; suturis foveolatis : caiidd brevi, 

 crassd, latd, ad terminum tortuosd, minime recurvd : varicibus 

 tribus, fimbriatis, crassis, costatis, utrinque foveolatis ; ramis tu- 

 bulatis, uno ad angulum crasso, vcdido, ad medium anfractus, uno 

 brevissimo, cceteris obsoletis : interstitiis trifariam noduloso-cos- 

 tatis : aperturd parvd, integrd, ovali ; peritremate Itevi ; canali 

 nisi ad extremitatem clauso. 



Long. -75 ; lat. ex. var. vSl poll. 



Hub. ? Mus. Stainforth. 



A small white fimbriated shell, with the canal and a frond open 

 only at the extremities. 



Mtjrex Capensis, Conch. Illustr. f. 76. Mur. testa parvd, sub- 

 ftisiformi, IcBvi.fulvo-rubescente: spird prodtictd, caudam aquante: 



, varicibus tribus, digitato-alatis ; spinis quinnue phuiis, subtubu- 

 latis, fimbrid membranaced connexis, und ad angulum anfractuum 

 falcatd : aperturd ovali, postice subangulatd ; canali nisi ad ex- 

 tremitatem clauso. 



Long. 1 ; lat. '40 poll. 



Hab. ad Bonse Spei promontorium. Mus. Cuming, Sowerby, &c. 



A prettj' little species, with nearly tubular digitations connected 

 by a fringe. Tile posterior digitation of each varix is hooked. 



MuREx TRiALATus, Conch. Illustr. f. 18. Mur, testd rhomboided, 

 lavi, subventricosd, fulvd, fusco-nigrescentefasciatd: varicibus 

 tribus, alatis, ad marginem undatis, postice subelongatis, subaczi- 

 leatis, ad latus marginale fimbriatis, subcanaliculatis, a tergo 

 lavibus, ad terminum exfoUatis : apertura ovali ; labio undato : 

 caudd brevi, latd : canali clauso : spird elongatd. 



Hab. ? Mus. Saul. 



MuREX EMARGiNATUs, Coucli. Illustr. f. 64. Mur. testd rhom- 

 boided, sublcEvi, pallide fusco-rubescente : spird brevi; anfractibus 

 quinque, prope suturas angulatis ; suturis undatis : caudd an- 

 gustd, obliquiter rectd, exfoliatd, leviter recurvd: varicibus tri- 

 bus, crassis, angulatis, antice dente vnico subextanti, unico minore 

 a tergo undato-costatis, superne fijnbrid antice dilatatd, canaliferd, 

 subitb ad caudam truncatd carinatis: interstitiis tuberculo magna: 

 aperturd magnd, ovali; labio externa undato, extante, antici dente 

 unico armato ; canali nisi ad extremitatem clauso. 

 Long. 2 ; lat. ex. var. 1 poll. 



This species presents a near approach to M. Monoceros, nobis, but 

 the canal is closed, and it is also longer and narrower. The varices 

 are fimbriated. The fringe near the canal is suddenly terminated, 

 being in a manner drawn in. 



MuREx MONOCEROS, Conch. Illustr. f. 65. Mur. testd rhom- 



