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Aperture oblong, narrow above, at the rather deep sinus and below at the canal; peristome 

 rather strong, much contracted at the limit of canal, interiorly with short grooves, corresponding 

 to the lirae and subdenticulate in the interstices of these grooves, columellar margin slightly 

 concave above, then nearly straight, with a thin layer of enamel, which is faintly multiplicate. 

 Interior of aperture smooth, bluish white, the peristome bordered by a greyish zone. 



Alt. 2 3 3 / 4 , lat. 6; apert. alt. io 1 /,, lat 2 Mill. 



This fine species reminds D. Ceciliae Melv. & St. (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1901, p. 447, 

 PI. 24, fig. 13), but is larger, much more elongate and different in many particulars of sculp- 

 ture, also in colour. 



4. Daplinella elegantissima n. sp. PI. XXIX, fig. 8. 



Stat. 310. 8° 30' S., II9°7'.5 E. Flores-sea. 73 M. Sand with few pieces of dead coral. 1 Spec. 



Shell ovately-fusiform, with sharp spire and short canal, moderately strong, yellowish, 

 with a faint red-brown band at the base of last whorl. Whorls 9, of which about i 1 /, form a 

 nucleus with obscure sculpture, post-nuclear whorls convex, separated by a linear suture, with 

 a slight excavation below it. Sculpture consisting of remote, rounded ribs, 10 in number on 

 penultimate whorl, stronger on the upper ones, and numerous, raised, axial striae, as well on 

 the ribs as in the interstices ; this sculpture is crossed by numerous spiral lirae, which are fainter 

 in the excavation and of which some, (4 on penultimate whorl) are stronger; in crossing the ribs 

 these stronger lirae produce tubercles, strongest on upper whorls, nearly disappearing on last 

 one; by this sculpture the whole shell has a coarse cancellation, with a finer intermediate one. 

 Aperture subquadrangular, with a rather narrow sinus, comparatively deep for the genus-, peristome 

 but slightly convex above, suddenly roundedly contracted below, forming an angle with the 

 canal, which is short and wide ; columellar margin concave at its upper part, then nearly straight, 

 with a thin layer of enamel. Interior of aperture smooth, its margin with short grooves, cor- 

 responding to the lirae, base of interior and interior of canal faintly red-brown. 



Alt. 157.P lat. 5 1 /., ; apert. alt. 7, lat. 2 Mill. 



This species, which has a very fine sculpture, is, according to Mr. Smith, allied to but 

 not identical with D. clegans Pse., a species quite unknown to me. Its characters much remind 

 those of ClatJuirella ; without Mr. Smiti-i's advice, I should have located it in that genus. 



5. Daphnella celebensis n. sp. PI. XXIX, fig. 9. 



Stat. 71. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral. 1 Spec. 



Shell ovately-fusiform, with very short canal, strong, yellowish-grey, with a few of the 

 lirae reddish-brown. Whorls 9 or 10, (topmost one broken) of which the upper one is nearly 

 smooth, but with traces of criss-cross lines. Post-nuclear whorls convex, slightly angular at some 

 distance from the deep, crenulated suture. Sculpture consisting of numerous axial riblets, 32 

 on penultimate whorl, crossed by numerous spirals, 10 on penultimate whorl, of which the upper 

 one, bordering the suture, is finely crenulated by the upper ends of ribs and finely spirally 



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