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Hah. Paumotus Isles. (Coll. Garrett.) 



A very rare species, remarkable for its fusiform outline, and 

 attenuated base. 



Daphnella millegrana, Garr., pi. 3, fig. 59. 



Shell elongate-oblong, sub-fusiform, moderately thick, slightly 

 shining, white with short transverse ferruginous lines and dots; 

 spire rather long, conical, convex in outline, apex sub-acute ; 

 whorls embryonal 3, smooth, dark corneous, whorls normal 5, con- 

 vex, last one large, contracted at the base ; whole surface decus- 

 sated b}^ crowded small longitudinal and spiral elevated lines, 

 granulated at their points of intersection ; aperture large, ellipti- 

 cally oblong, contracted above, a little more than half the length 

 of the shell ; peristome moderately thick, delicately crenulate, and 

 the sinus large and deep ; columella concave. 



Length 9 mill. 



Hah. Paumotus Isles. (Coll. Garrett.) 



A very rare and beautiful species characterized b}' its narrow 

 eliptical form and delicate clathrate sculpturing. 



Daphnella vitrea, Garr., pi. 3, fig. 60. 



Shell small, elongate, thin, vitreous, sub-pellucid, shining, white ; 

 spire long, turreted, acutely conical, apex acute ; whorls embrj'onal 

 3, rugose, brownish, normal whorls 8, convex, angulately shoul- 

 dered above, last one contracted at the base into a short open 

 canal ; whole surface with fine rugose elevated spiral lines, most 

 conspicuous on the upper whorls, which are longitudinall}' ribbed ; 

 each whorl with two periodical varices ; aperture oblong, oval, 

 about a third the length of the shell ; peristome rather sharp, 

 finel}' crenulate, margined externall}^ bj'^ a small varix; columella 

 simple ; posterior sinus large and very deep. 



Length 8 mill. 



Hah. Paumotus Isles. (Coll. Garrett.) 



A very rare species well characterized by its vitreous structure, 

 revolving lines, and I'emote varices. It belongs to the same group 

 as D. Boholensis and lactea. 



Daphnella tessellata, Garr., pi. 3, fig. 61. 



Shell elongate, sub-fusiform, rather thin, slightly shining, white, 

 tessellated with small sub-quadrangular ferruginous spots dis- 

 posed in transverse rows, 3 on the bodj- and 1 on each whorl of 



