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Sowerby in Thes. Conchyl., p. 421, includes it in spathuliferus ; he 

 prints the iian.e as violascens in the index, and violaceu^ on p. 421. 



3. — S. aurantius Lamk. Hist. Anim. Sans Vert., vi., 1819, p. 192. 

 lllust. Conchyl., pi. 23, figs. 2-4. Thes. Conch., pi. 84, 

 figs. I, 2, pi. 89, fig. 55. Conch. Icon., pi. 3, fig. 10. 



Hah. : China Sea (Chenu). Seychelles (Sow.). 

 A ver\- distinct species, easily recognised. 



4. — S. liiigudjelis '6o\\. Proc. Zool. Soc, Lond., 1847, p. 87. Thes. 

 Conch., i., p. 420, pi. 88, fig. 50. Conch. Icon., pi. 7, fig. 27. 

 Hab. ? 



5. — S. asperrimtis Sow. Proc. Zool. Soc, Lond., 1847, P- 87- I'hes. 

 Conch., i., p. 421, pi. 87, fig. 38. C(jnch. Icon., pi. 12, 



fig. 45- 

 Hab. : Philippines (Cuming). 



When one examines the figures of asperrimus and iingitafelis in the 

 Conch. Icon., they appear to be decidedly one species ; but an exam- 

 ination of Sowerby's type in the British Museum collection confirms 

 his view of their distinctness. The lingnafelis is a heavier shell, of 

 darker colour and different form. On the anterior and posterior 

 sides of asperrimus are seen short colour-lines, similar to those found 

 on dttcalis, variegatus, etc. 



Group B. 



6. — S. violaceits Reeve. Conch. Icon., pi. 16, fig. 57. 

 Hab. ? 



7. — S. reevci YvXx.ow, n.n. 



(^-^hystryx Reeve. Conch. Icon., pi. 12, fig. 42, non 

 Bolten). 



Hab. : Philippines (Cuming). 



Closely allied to cunens, and may prove to be the same species. 



8. — S. cuneus Reeve. Conch. Icon., pi. 15, fig. 56. 

 Hab. : West Indies. 



9. — S. dedrum Reeve. Conch. Icon., pi. 15, fig. 54. 

 Hab. : West Indies. 



The colouration of the figure quoted is not good ; the type speci- 

 men is orange (not yellow), with dark purple spines on lower part of 

 upper valve. 



