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STOMATELLIN.E. 



Operculum none. 



Shell sub-spiral, oblong, ear-shaped, depressed, smooth 

 or striated ; spire flattened, nearly obsolete ; aperture 

 large. 



Syn. Stomatella, b. Blainv. 



Ex. G. planulata, Lamarck, pi. 50, fig. 2, 2, a. Shell, 

 G. lutea, Linnoius, fig. 2, b. 



Thirteen species of this genus were discovered by Mr. 

 Cuming among the Islands of the Philijipine Archipelago, 

 where they appear to represent Haliotis. 



Species of Gena. 



asperulata, A. Adams. 

 conciuua, Gould. 

 irasata, Dufo. 

 lineata, A. Adams. 

 lintricula, A. Adavis. 

 lutea, Linn. 

 miniraa, Dufo. 

 nebulosa, A. Adams. 



nigra, Quoy and Gaim. 

 ornata, A. Adams. 

 plauulata, Layn. 

 plumbea, A. Adams. 

 pulchella, A. Adams. 

 striatula, A. Adams. 

 strigosa, A. Adams. 

 varia, A. Adams. 



Genus BRODERIPIA, Gray. 



Shell non-spiral, ancyliform, oblong, ovate, flattened ; 

 apex posterior, sub -involute ; aperture very large, oval, 

 iridescent and nacreous within. 



Syn. Scutella, sp. Brod. 



Ex. B. rosea, Broderip, pi. 50, fig. 3. 



The small and singular genus Broderipia is known only 

 by its shell, which differs from that of the rest of the 

 genera in the family in not being spiral ; three species 

 only are known, all natives of the Phihppines. 



