1901.] MOLLUSKS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF. 397 



(d) Rhachioglossa. 

 Fain. Muricid.e. 



Murex malabaricus 8m. Aim. Nat. Hist. [6] xiv. p. 162, pi. 3. 

 fig. 1. 



M.C. Young specimens in very perfect condition, adhering to 

 the telegraph-cable, 10-30 fathoms, mud. 



I. On Eastern Telegraph Co.'s cable, 125 m. W.S.W. of 

 Bombay. 45 fathoms ; and lat. 18° 58' N., long. 71° 45' E., 40 

 fathoms. 



This species was discovered by Dr. Alcock, F.R.S., and the late 

 Prof. J. Wood-Mason during the survey of the s.s. ' Investigator ' 

 off the Malabar Coast, lat. 11° 05' 43" N., long. 78° 04' 08" E., in 

 35 fathoms ; so its range is now extended considerably to the 

 north and north-west. 



Murex texuisplka Lam. 



I. Karachi. 20-30 fathoms, mud. 



Hurex ter^ispina Lam. 



P.O. Jask, probably locally extending over the Mekran Coast. 



Murex tribulus L. 



I. Bombay (Abercrombie). 



Murex (Chicoreus) adustus Lam. 



I. Kolaba Point, Bombay (Abercrombie). Kolaba (or Colaba) 

 Point and southwards (Lt.-CoL H. D. Olivier). 



Murex (Chicoreus) axicorxis Lam. 



P.Gr. Several adhering to telegraph-cable, 40-50 fathoms, mud. 

 Henjam Island. 



Murex (Chicoreus) banksii Sowb. 



P.G. S. of Shaikh Shuaib Island. Only once dredged at 

 7 fathoms, coral and sand 



Muhex (Chicoreus) maurus Brod. 

 1. Bombay (Abercrnmbif). 



_Mri.iv (Chiooebus) microphyllus Lam. 



I. Karachi. 



We have this also from Ceylon. The locality w> Panama " given 

 in cert.iin text-books seems untrustworthy. 



Mubso (( fraooHBUB) bpbotbum live. 

 I'.< ;. ttenjam [aland. 



M iifi x ( I'm u.nM.Ti >) 0IBEO8US Hinds. 



M.C. Probably between Jaak and Charbar. \ remarkably 



beautiful example, with incurved spines. 



