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 13- Murex (Chicoreus) adustus Lamarck. 



Lamarck. An. s. vert. Ed. II, Vol. IX, p. 573. 



RUMPH. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. 86, PI. 26, fig. C. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. VI, Murex, p. 38, PL 33, fig. i. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. Ill, Murex, fig. 29. 



SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. IV, Murex, p. 16, PL 4, fig. 42, 43. 



Kuster/Kobelt. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. Ill, Murex, p. 31, PL 13, fig. 5; 



PL 16, fig. 5, 6. 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. II, p. 90, PL 75, fig. 149. 



Stat. 37. Sailus ketjil. Paternoster-islands. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 89. Pulu Kaniungan ketjil. Reef. 10 Spec. 



Stat. 231. Amboina. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 299. Buka- or Cyrus-bay, South coast of Rotti-island. 34 M. Mud, coral and Litho- 



thamnion. i Spec. 

 Stat. 322. Near Tandjong Lajar, South coast of Bawean-island. 32 M. Coral, i Spec. 



The specimens from the last three Stations are young but characteristic and different 

 from the next species. 



14. Mtirex (Chicoreus) ftiscus Dunker. 



Stat. 129. Near Kawio- and Kamboling-islands, Karkaralong-group. 23 — 31 M. i Spec. 



This species has much puzzled me, it resembles M. adushts, Banksii and allies, but is 

 not identical. Mr. Smith has named it for me, but though I find the name mentioned in the 

 monographs of Sowerby and Tryon, I find no reference, where it has been originally described. 

 Sowerby declares it to be a synonym of despectus^ which according to Smith is the same as 

 M. adustus (Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. IV, Vol. XV, 1875, p. 419), Tryon says it is 

 the young state of M. adustus \ it is different by its fronds, the plicae between the varices and 

 the smaller aperture, which is darked coloured. 



15. Murex (Chicoretts) affinis Reeve var. ? 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. Ill, Murex, fig. 182. 



Sowerby. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. IV, Murex, p. 14, PL 5, fig. 45, 46; PL 9, fig. ^6. 

 KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. Ill, Murex, p. 56, PL 21, fig. 6. 

 Tryon. Man, of Conch. Vol. II, p. 89, PL 14, fig. 138 {tnaurus pars). 



Stat. 234. Nalahia-bay, Nusa-Laut-island. Reef. 46 M. i Spec. 



The specimen is rather doubtful, it is small, probably not adult, darker than any of the 

 quoted figures, has the nearest resemblance with Sowerby's fig. 45 5 the fronds are decidedly 

 shorter than in M. Sauliae, which is no doubt nearly allied, but more developed than in 

 M. maurus Brod; Tryon unites these three forms-, my materials are not numerous enough to 

 judge if he is right. 



1 6. Murex (Chicoreus) axicornis Lamarck. PI. XXIV, fig. 11. 



Lamarck. An. s, vert. Ed. II, Vol. IX, p. 574. 

 RUMPH. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. 86 (footnote) PL 26, fig. i. 



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