S C A L A R I A, 



Specifcs2t>. (Mil-. lirit.) 



.WAX FUAGins. iSca. testCt tcaui, nujusta, albd, 

 iiiiperforatd ; anfrartibus numerosLi, conti(jms : 

 varicibus numerosissimui, tenuibiis, luminatis, r.r- 

 tnntibiis, ad suturam conlimus : apertiird suhoodti'i. 

 Fi:,\iiiLE ScALAKiA. Shell thill, narrow, white, im- 

 [n^rfnrate ; whorls numerous, contiguous ; varices 

 very numerous, thin, laminated, extant, continued 

 ;it the suture ; aperture rather uval. 



i.i.r. Book of Species. 



. St. Vincent's. West Indies. 



."Species ;iO. (Mus. Brit.) 



ScALAitiA AL'RiTA. Sca. tcstd iinyusti'i, inter castas 

 pallid'e fulvd, fusco-riibescenti spiralitcr bifasciatd ; 

 anfractibus mcmfrosis, gradatim avsceiitibits ; 

 varicibus tcnuibus, arcualis, subdistaniibus, de- 

 cwnhentibus, ad suturam juncti% apcrturd sub- 

 ovatd ; labio interno antice angulatim e.rpaiiso. 



The eared Scalaria. Shell narrow, pale fawn between 

 the ribs, spirally two-banded with reddish-brown ; 

 whorls numerous, gradually increased ; varices 

 thin, arched, rather distant, decumbent, joined at 

 the suture, aperture subovate ; inner lip anteriorly 

 angularly expanded. 



SnwEKBY. Proe. Zool. Soc, 1844. Thes. Conch., Sp. o's 

 fig. G2. 



Hab. Coast of Coroniandel. 



Species 31. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scalaria texui-costata. Sea. testd alba, t'ldnrntncosd, 

 tcnui, iiupeijhratd, anfractibus paucis, siibovatis ; 

 varicibus laminatis, tenuibus, extant ibus, ad suturam 

 angulatim elevatis ; apcrturd subovatd, labio externa 

 in angulum elevatum cxpanso. 



The THiN-RiBiiED Scalaria. Shell, white, subvontricose 



thill, im|,erl..i-:ULNl, wliorN few, rather oval ; 



varices lainiiiateJ, tliiii, extant, raised angularly 



at the suture; a|ii'rfiire rather ovate, outer lip 



expanded into an elevated angle. 

 SowEiiiiY. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1844. 

 //((/'. Isl. Luzon, Philippines. 



A pretty little characteristic species, with angular 

 varices. 



Species 32. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scalaria LiNEOL.vrA. Sca. testd pyravddntd, ventri- 

 cosd, pallide fulvd, inter varices spiralitcr bilineatd 

 vel bifasciatd, umbilicatd ; anfractibus pra- 

 minenle rotundatis ; varicibus numerosis, tenuibus, 

 rotundatis : npertuni xidiovntd. hibio intirno infn'i 

 angulato. 



The LiNEOLATi; Scalaiha. Shell ]iyraniid.al, ventncose, 

 pale fulvous, spirally two-lined or two-banded 

 between the varices, unibilicated ; wliorls pro- 

 minently rounded ; varices numerous, thin, 

 rounded ; aperture subovate, inner lip angular 

 beneath. 



So\\EitiiY. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1814. Tlies. Conch.. 

 Sp. 32, fig. 45, 46, 48. 



Sridn?-iii trifasciata var., Keitier. 



Hab. Philippines. Japan. 



Species 33. (Fig, a, b, Mu.s. Sowerby.) 



Scalaria clathrus. Sca. tc^td pi/ra/aidatci, ventricosd, 

 albd, inter varices nonnu>iqua?n fulvd vel fused, 

 imperforatd ; anfractibus paucis ; ultimo anfractu 

 iiifrd medium spiraliter unicostato ; varicibus 

 laminatis, latis, ad suturam jxmclis, super spij-am 

 oblique continuis. 



The l.\ttice Scalaria. Shell pyramidal, ventricose, 

 white, sometimes fulvous or brown between the 

 varices, imperforate ; wliurls few ; last whorl 



April, 1873. 



