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Grahamstown, Cape Colony (J. Farquhar). 



Curvella elevata BURNUP, Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vi, 

 1905, p. 304, pi. 16, f. 10, 11. 



"Broader at the periphery, which is situate lower on the 

 body-whorl and with straighter sides, and therefore of more 

 pyramidal outline, this shell is more elegant in form than 

 either .of the preceding allied species, C. straminea and C. 

 succinea, from which it is easily distinguished" (Burnup) . 



In the above description, in place of "last whorl 2.5 mm. 

 of the length of the shell" should probably be read, "last 

 whorl contained 2.5 times in the length of the shell." 



25. C. GLOBOSA (Melvill & Ponsonby). PI. 8, fig. 31. 



Shell ashy-white, glossy, thin, inflated, ovate. Whorls 6, 

 the apical one obtuse, the rest rather swollen, almost smooth, 

 under a lens seen to be irregularly striatulate longitudinally ; 

 the last whorl large, inflated. Aperture ovate; peristome 

 thin, with a wedge-shaped narrowly reflected process over the 

 umbilicus, which is very narrow. Length 6, width 3 mm. 

 (M. & P.}. 



Stella Bush. 



Hapalus globosus M. & P., Ann. Mag. N. H. (7), ii, p. 128, 

 pi. 7, f. 6 (August, 1898). 



It differs from H. catarracttz in substance, color, greater 

 inflation of whorl, and one or two other particulars. 



26. C. SINUOSA Melvill & Ponsonby. PI. 8, fig. 32. 



Shell fusiform, glossy, thin, pale and bright straw-color. 

 Whorls (including the papillar, obtuse, and very smooth 

 apex) 7, impressed at the sutures, nearly smooth, under a 

 lens longitudinally flexuous-striatulate. Aperture ovate; 

 peristome sinuous, simple, the columellar margin straight. 

 Length 6.5, diam. 3 mm. (M. & P.). 



Umkomaas, Natal. 



Curvella sinuosa M. & P., Ann. and Mag. N. H. (7), iv, p. 

 198, pi. 3, f. 12 (Sept., 1899). 



"An elegantly fusiform Curvella, quite distinct from the 

 two other recently described species (catarractae and globosa 



