shell, which in my list I have called Murex dentifer, as a new species, but which is in too bad condition for detailed description.

This species is not unlike in shape to the immature shell of Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831 (synonym of Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) ), from California; but its siphonal canal seems to have been long and was certainly narrow.

The inner lip is closely set with teeth, which are short and strong on the columella, feeble and a little longer on the body, with a round tubercle at the very top.

There is a broad glaze on the body, which separates and stands out as a strong lamina on the columella, with a deep umbilical cleft behind.

[2] This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea; also off Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.