THE 





Vol. II December, 1908 No. 12 



APPENDIX— ON JAPANESE MARINE MOLLUSCA (II), 



WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF 



IY!URICID£ AND BUCCINID/E 



By V. Hi RASE 



MURICID^E. 



Purpura hippocasta::cmn bitubercularis Lam. pi. xlii, fig. 252. 

 Tryon, Man. Conch, vol. ii, p. 162, pi. 45, fig. 36. 

 Jap. name, Tsuno-tetsu-reishi n. n. 

 Loc, Loo Choo and Suwanose-jima, Osunii. 



Furfura tosana Pilsbry. pi. xli, fig. 241 ; pi. vi, figs. 45, 45*?. 



The figures were previously given to the public. But 

 they were all imperfect ; so I am obliged to put one of 

 them in again. 



Usilla gouldii Smith, pi. xli, figs. 222-224 ; ph v 'i n g s - 47> 47"- 



The figures were previously given to the public. Hut 

 they were all imperfect ; so I am obliged to put them in again. 



Sistrum alba Hombr. and Jacq. (?) pi. xli, figs. 245-247. 

 (Tryon, Man. Conch, vol. ii, p. 179, pi. 55, fig, 177.) 

 Jap. name, Hime-shiro-reishidamashi n. n. 

 Loc, Loo Choo. 



Latiaxis pilsbryi Hir. n. sp. pi. xli, figs. 239, 240; pi. viii, figs. 64,/, 

 64/. 



Shell whitish, rather solid, funnel-shaped, broadly and 

 perspectively umbilicate, sharply carinate at the periphery 

 and around the umbilical perforation. Spire flat or slightly 

 convex, whorls 434', somewhat convex ; suture rather deep, 

 covered with a foliated carina ; apex small and round. The 

 body whorl flat above, tapering below ; the carina slightly 

 bending upward, continuous at the base, with 13-16 foliated 



