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latter obconical, rectangular near the top, and flattened or concave above 

 from the angle to the suture; sinus of lip above the angle of the whorls 

 shallow and broad." The type is SurcuUtes annosa Conrad, a New Jersey 

 Eocene species. 



The type specimen used by Mr. Conrad in his description and figured 

 on Plate 20, Fig. 9, of the volume cited above, is now in my hands, together 

 with several other specimens of the same, and another much more slender 

 species. They differ but little generically from Sarcula proper as typified 

 by S. nodifera Lam., except in the notch in the lip, and straighter anterior 

 beak, which, from the evidence afforded by the specimens before me, does 

 not appear to be bent or twisted to any extent. The form in both of these 

 species is subequally biconical, the spire elevated and nearly or quite equal 

 to the length below the angle of the principal volution. Below the angle 

 the body volution is nearly straight obconical, giving a somewhat regularly 

 tapering beak of moderate length and narrow canal. The upper surface 

 of the volutions is nearly rectangular and the sinus scarcely marked; in 

 fact, in most specimens the lines of growth indicating it are nearly direct, 

 but below the angle the line is du-ected forward in a broad curved extension, 

 occupying nearly the entire length of the aperture. The surface features 

 are rather fine and subdued, consisting of spiral lines on the entire surface, 

 and not very distinct lines of growth. Another of Conrad's Eocene genera 

 Cochlespira, cited by Tryon as a synonym of Pleurotoma, is so nearly like 

 this one that it would be difficult to point out differences. The following 

 are the only species yet referred to SurcuUtes. 



SURCULITES ANNOSUS. 



Plate XXXIII, Fig. 14. 

 SurcuUtes annosa Conrad: Am. Jour. Conch., vol. 1, p. 213, PI. xx. Fig. 9. 



Shell of comparatively large size, having been about 2J inches long, 

 with a transverse diameter of the body whorl of IJ inches when entire; 

 form subequally biconical, the length above and below the point of great- 

 est diameter nearlv equal; volutions five or more, sharply angular on the 

 periphery, the upper surface flattened and nearly rectangular to the axis; 



