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acuta; anfractibus 7 , plants, postice angwlatis, transversim valde 

 liratis, Ims cequalibus, Icevibus, interstitiis clathratis, varicibus 

 late foliaceis, posfice dilatatis et rotundis ; apertwa ovata, an^ 

 tice acuminata ; labro margine late fimbriato, canali breviy 

 elauso, recto. 



Hab. Uraga, 21 fathoms. 



A very neatly sculptured species, with the foliate varices of the 

 whorls posteriorly rounded . 



4. Phyllonotxjs, Swains» 



1 . Phyllonotus falcatus. Sow. 



Murex falcatus, Sow. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1840 ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. 

 Murex, sp. 61. 



Murex aduncus. Sow., var. 



Hab. Satanomosaki ; Tusaki ; Tatiyama. 



2. Phyllonotus coronatus, A. Ad. 



P. testa ovato-ti'igonali, fusca, spira conica; anfractibus 6,plams, 

 postice angulatis, liris quatuor, validis, transversis, interstitiis 

 lirulis squamulosis confertis ornatis, varicibus septem, lacinia- 

 tis, Jimbriatis, postice late uncinatis ; apertura oblonga, antiee 

 acuminata ; labro margine postice angulato, extus fimbriato ; 

 canali aperto, brevi, vix recurvato. 



Hab. Tsusaki, 35 fathoms. 



A somewhat small, neat species, with the whorls veiy prettily 

 coronate. 



3. Phyllonotus acanthophorus, A. Ad. 



P. testa ovato-fiusiformi, quinquefariam varicosa, solida, albida ; 

 anfractibus 5, in medio angulatis, superne planatis, transversim 

 liratis, varicibus crassis, postice spina squamiformi triangulari 

 armatis ; apertura oblonga, antiee acuminata; labro extus vari- 

 coso, crasso, fimbriato, intus valde crenato, canali elauso, antiee 

 recurvato, aperto. 



Hab. Tsusaki, 37 fathoms, 



A solid, triangular species, with a strong squamiform spine at the 

 hind part of the thick prominent varices, which latter are composed 

 of close-set crispate lamellae. The operculum is purpuroid. 



4. Phyllonotus unifasciatus, A. Ad. 



P. testa ovato-fusiformi, subtrigonali, quinquefariam varicosa, SC' 

 rotina, fascia transversa lata rufo-fusca in anfractu ultimo or- 

 nata ; anfractibus 7, planis, postice angulatis, longitudinaliter 

 crebre plicatis, plicis laciniatis crispatis, transversim valde 

 liratis, liris incequalibus, majoribus cum minoribus alternantibuSy 

 varicibus foliatis, brevibus, marginibus crenulatis, postice spina 

 uncinata producta squamata inst?-uctis ; apertura elongata, sub' 

 triangulari, canali aperto, subreeto. 



Hab. Uraga, 12 fathoms. 



