Had the original manuscript been printed, the multitude of species
confused under this appellation would have been somewhat lessened. For
the cited figures of _M. inflatus_ (Rumph. t. 26. f. A. and Gault. t.
38. f. A), with that of another short-spired _Murex_ (Arg. t. 19. f.
C), were separated from the rest, and quoted for a _M. unguis-odor_,
the brief definition of which was "_M._ dædalens triangularis, spira
ventre breviore."
The published details, and the drawings of the longer-spired and more
slender-bodied _Murices_ (Rumph. t. 26. f. l; d'Arg. t. 19. f. E, H.),
appeared as _M. lichenoides_.
I consider, then, that in that event the _M. adustus_ (Arg. t. 19.
f. H.), which would tolerably suit the definition, would have been
considered the typical form, and _M. axicornis_ (Rumph. t. 26. f. l,
and d'Arg. t. 19. f. E.), the variety γ.