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Daphnella crenulata, Pease. — Plate 15, fig. 20. 



Description. — T. elongata, cylindrica, alba, transversim tenui- 

 ter lirata, interstitiis transversim striatis, longitudinaliter obsolete 

 et irregulariter costata ; sutura utrinque costis crenulatis, mar- 

 ginata ; apertura breviuscula ; sinu lato, profundo. 



Dimensions. — Long. 7, diam. 2 mill. 



Shell elongate, slender, cylindrical, white, transversely finely 

 ridged, interstices striated transversely, longitudinally faintly 

 and obsoletely irregularly ribbed ; sutures bordered on each side 

 by a crenulated rib, the crenulations connected obliquely by a 

 small ridge ; aperture rather short, sinus broad and deep. 



Remarks. — Nearly allied to P. axis, Reeve. 



Daphnella varicifera, Pease. — Plate 15, fig. 21. 



Description. — T. elongata, recto-acuminata, tenui, liris longi- 

 tudinalibus et transversis decussata ; anfr. 6, plano-convexis, 

 varice hie illis instructis ; apertura lata ; canali brevi ; alba, 

 rufo-castanea tincta. 



Dimensions. — Long. 17, diam. 5 mill. 



Habitat. — Paumotus. 



Shell elongate, straightly acuminate, rather light, thin, 

 decussated by longitudinal and transverse ridges ; whorls six, 

 flatly convex, furnished here and there with somewhat indistinct 

 varices ; aperture wide ; canal short ; white, stained with reddish- 

 brown. 



Remarks. — The Daphnellee have so many characters in 

 common, that it is difiicult to determine the limits of the species. 

 The above is closely allied to D. delieata, Rve. 



Daphnella curta, Pease. — Plate 15, fig. 22. 



Description. — T. abbreviata, ovata, transversim regulariter 

 granuloso-lirata, longitudinaliter indistincte striata ; spira curta ; 

 apertura latiuscula, dimidium longitudinis testae sequante ; alba. 



Dimensions. — Long. 4|, diam. 2 mill. 

 Habitat. — Paumotus. 



Shell abbreviate, ovate, transversely, regularly finely granu- 

 losely ridged ; longitudinally indistinctly striate; spire short; 

 aperture rather open, about one-half the length of the shell; 

 wholly white. 



Remarks. — The above may be mistaken for the young of other 

 species ; but the lip denotes maturity. 



