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Plate 7
SEA-WHIP SNAILS
a. Common West Indian Simnia, Neosimnia acicularis Lam., Yi inch.
Yellow phase on Yellow Sea-whip, Leptogorgia virgulata Lam., and
lavender phase on Purple Sea-whip, Leptogorgia hebes Verrill
(North Carolina to the West Indies), p. 182.
b. and c. Californian Pedicularia, Pedicularia californica Newcomb, Y
inch. Attached to the hydrocoralline, Allopora californica Verrill.
c is the heavy form, ovuliformis Berry (Southern California) p. 182.
d. Decussate Pedicularia, Pedicularia decnssata Gould, Yi inch (Georgia
to the West Indies), p. 181.
e. Single-Toothed Simnia, Neosimnia uniplicata Sby., Yi inch (Virginia to
the West Indies), p. 182.
f. Dale's Treasured Simnia, Neosimnia piragua Dall, 1 inch. Holotype
(West Indies), p. 182.
g. Western Chubby Simnia, Neosimnia avena Sby., Y2
California, to Panama), p. 183.
i^^ch (Monterey,
h. Inflexed Simnia, Neosimnia inflexa Sby., Yi i^^ch (Monterey, California,
to Panama), p. 183.
i. Loebbeck's Simnia, Neosimnia loehbeckeana Weink., 34 inch
(Monterey, California, to Gulf of California, form barbarensis Dall),
p. 183.
j. Panama Cyphoma, Cyphoma emarginata Sby., (4 specimens), 1 inch
(Lower California to Panaina), not in text.