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nor are there any irregular ridges crossing the front edge 

 of the columella, which form the distinguishing mark of 

 his genus Luponia. It is an extremely rare and very 

 distinct species from Southern Africa. 



103 Cypraea similis. Gray, Conch. Illust., f. 27. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



Shell pear-shaped, smooth, pale brown, with the 

 border and base lighter and spotless : anterior end of 

 the columella crossed by two or three irregular ridges ; 

 teeth of the outer lip large, distant ; those of the inner 

 lip closer, slightly extended: length VA, breadth 0*9. 



C. similis, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 36. 



104 fusco-dentata, Gray, Conch. Illust,, f. 28. 



Cape of Good Hope 



105 capensis, Gray, Wood's Cat., app. t. 3, 



f. 18. Cape of Good Hope. 



106 ~ pustulata, Lam., Sowerby's Genera, f. 5. 



Panama and Isle of Plata, Mexico. 



107 Adamsonii, Gray, Conch. Illust., f. 7. Mau- 

 ritius. 



Shell pearshaped, with numerous transverse ribs, 

 decussated by less distinct and more distant longitudinal 

 ribs ; whitish, mottled with pale brown ; teeth numer- 

 ous, close-set and sharp : length 0'4, breadth 0"25. 

 C. Adamsonii, Gray, Descrip. Cat. of Shells, p. 7, 

 Cypraeadse No. 48. 



108 ovulata, Lam., Encycl. Meth., t. 355, f. 2, 



Cape of Good Hope 



109 aperta, Swainson, Wood's Cat., app. t. 3, 



f. 10. Cape of Good Hope. 



110 carnea, Gray, Wood's Cat., app. t. 3, f. 15. 



