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are less strongly produced while those nearest i 
show the strongest development. The columella i. as iets 
is no evidence of the dentition crossing onto the columella. There 
is a deep fossula near the anterior canal, closed off from the canal 
by a strong toothlike continuation of the terminal ridge. 
The protoconch and spire are heavily calloused over. There is a 
slight umbilical appearance when viewed from the posterior end. 
Little more is known about 
this species -- so far as 
I know, the animal has 
never been seen and its 
habitat remains unknown. 
At the present time I am 
aware of the existence of 
two live-collected speci- 
mens of this species in 
private collections in the 
U.S.A. My good friend and 
NYSC member Masao Tobako- 
tani has made me aware of 
several more live-collected 
specimens in Japan, col- 
lected in the last few 
years. 

I am unaware of any museum 
in this country having a 
live-collected specimen of 
Cypraea teramachii in its 
collection. A color photo- 
graph of the specimen il- 
lustrated here is available 
in the study collection of 
the American Museum of Nat- 
ural History in New York. 
The specimen is presently 
in the collection of Mr. 
and Mrs. H. Horn of Nairobi, 
Kenya. 
The photograph accompany ing 
this article was made by 
Robert Janowsky. 

Cypraea teramachii Kuroda, 1938 
LS 
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEPTEMBER MEETING 
President Bill Walkwitz announced a new feature for meetings: displays 
of shells from members! collections. For this purpose, Dotty and Bob 
Janowsky had donated a glass-topped case, with lock. Vice President 
Fred Cannon will process requests to make use of the case. An attrac- 
tive array of shells owned by the Walkwitzes and the Janowskys made 
Up the inceptive display. «-- The main speaker was George Raeihle, who 
Showed a number of his magnificent photographs in a new arrangement, 
und : es." 
er the title "Seashells and Seashor mitten Werbers Rete cea'g 
