^ Mr. Gray's Additions to a 



Front of the columella deeply concave, smooth, with the plaits ex- 

 tended over it, and denticulating the inner edge. 

 Mus. Brit. 



22*. CyprceafragiliSy n. s. 



Testa ovata, convexa; basi convexa, marginata, extremitatibus sub- 

 productis; columella profunda concaviuscula; dentibus mediocribus 

 approximatis. 



Fossil. Mus. Brit. 



Shell ovate, convex; base convex, margined; extremities slightly pro- 

 duced, with a pit on the side of the spire. Teeth moderate, close toge- 

 ther; columella front deep, rather concave, inner edge denticulated. 



Axis 1, diameter f of an inch. 



This fossil species approaches most nearly to C. leporina. 



23. CyprcBa Aurora, add. 

 Icon. Wood's Cat. t. 16,/. 8. 

 Junior. 



When young, nearly globular, pellucid, dark orange, with a broad 

 white band close to the suture ; base near the mouth white. A beautiful 

 specimen in the brilUant collection of Mr. Broderip. 



24. Cyprcea tessellata, add. 

 Icon. Wood's Cat, app. «. 3, /. 1. 



25. Cyprcea Vitellus, add. Apertura albid^. 

 C. Dama. Humph., CaL Cat. JVb. 118. 



C. fulva. Gmel, Syst. Nat. p. 3413. 



Icon. Wood's Cat. t. 17, /. 21. 



Jimior. 



When young, the central band is broad, and often sHghtly divided at 

 the ends; the front one is formed of two separate equal parts, and the 

 hinder one is broad. These characters will distinguish it from the young 

 of C. cinerea, which is ash-coloured, with three simple bands, the cen- 

 tral one being the narrowest; and from the young of C. carneola, which 

 is also three-banded, but Avith the central band formed of two equal 



