168 y|. E. VerriH — Moll i ism of the Neio England Coast. 



Length of one of the largest specimens, a female, 43'"'" ; its breadth, 

 24""" ; length of spire, 25"^'" ; length of body-whorl to end of canal, 

 29mm . length of aperture, 21'°'" ; breadth, 12""° ; length of operculum, 

 11"""; breadth, 8'""'. 



This species was taken at station 2051, in 1106 fathoms; 2052, in 

 1098 fathoms; 2074, in 1309 fathoms; 2076, in 906 fathoms; 2077, 

 in 1255 fathoms; 2094, in 1022 fathoms; 2102, in 1209 fathoms; 

 2103, in 1091 fathoms ; 2111, in 938 fathoms. It was most abundant 

 at stations 2074, K latitude 41° 43', AV. longitude 65° 21' 50", where 

 twenty-five living and seven de-:;d specimens were taken (No. 38,319); 

 station 2077, N. latitude 41° 09' 40", W. longitude 66° 02', eighteen 

 specimens, nine living (No. 35,008) ; and station 2094, N. latitude 

 39° 44' 30", W. longitude 71° 04', twelve specimens, seven living, 

 (No. 34,691). 



This species shows considerable variation of length to breadth, 

 many specimens being more slender than the one mensured above. 

 The carinoe also vary in prominence ; in some specimens they are 

 strongly raised and very conspicuous, and in others they are but little 

 more elevated than the revolving lines that cover the rest of the sur- 

 face. It shows scarcely any resemblance to the several species 

 hitherto known from our coast. In general api)earance it resembles 

 the Buccinopsis striata Jeff., figured in the " Depths of the Sea," 

 p. 464, fig. 76, but not described. 



Sipho obeSUS Verrill, sp. nov. 



Shell of moderate size, stout-fusiform, with a rather short, rajjidly 

 tapering and bluntly pointed spire, sculptured by many strong trans- 

 verse ribs and numerous spiral lines. Epidermis with slender hairs 

 along the spiral lines. 



Whorls four to five, besides the nucleus, increasing rapidly, evenly 

 rounded, but only moderately convex. On the upper whorl, next 

 the nucleus, the spiral cinguli are somewhat prominent and nearly as 

 broad as the concave interspaces; on the second whorl below the 

 juicleus there are seven or eight cinguli, which are crossed by the 

 conspicuous lines of growth and by distinct, but not very prominent 

 ribs ; on the next whoi-1 the ribs are about sixteen in number, 

 and become much more prominent, separated by concave inter- 

 spaces, which about equal the ribs in breadth ; the ribs arc most 

 prominent on the convex part of the whorls, where they are excurved. 

 On the body-whorl the ribs become less conspicuous, but extend be- 

 low the middle of the whorl, fading out towards the base of the canal. 



