Panama Shells.' MITRIDJE. 



Family MITRHXE. 



16. Ulitra iimiculata. 



Synonymy. 



Mitra funiculata Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 16. f. 122. Oct. 1844. 



Reeve Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 177. Dec- 1844. 



Station. In coral sand at the depth of 14 fathoms ; Gaining ! 

 Reeve. 



Habitat. I. of Plata ; Cuming ! Reeve. 

 I. of Plata ; Jay. 

 Panama ; C. B. A. ! 

 "We were indebted to the hermit crabs for 23 specimens in 



different stages of growth. 







17. Mitra lens. 



Synonymy. 



Voluta lens Wood Ind. Test. Supp. pi. 3. f. 25. 1828. 



Tiaraforaminata (Swains. Mss.) Brod. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 



P. 194. Dec. 1835. 



Mitra Dupontii Kiener Iconog. p. 43. pi. 13. f. 39. 



- lens Reeve Conch, Icon. pi. 1. f. 1. Aug. 1S44. 



Wood's figure is too wide anteriorly : Kiener's figure is 

 both elegant and inaccurate ; the description is much better : 

 Reeve's figure leaves nothing to be desired. 



Station. Sandy mud, at a depth ranging from 6 to 14 fath- 

 oms ; Cuming! Broderip : also Reeve. 



Habitat. Unknown; Wood. 



Panama, St. Elena, and I. of Plata ; Cuming ! 



Broderip : also Reeve. 

 The Red Sua ; Kiener. 

 Mazatlan ; Melchers ! Menke. 

 Panama, and St. Elena; Jay. 



