SCALAR! A. 



VII. 



Species -l.'i. (Mus. Krit.) 



ScALAiiiA uuiiiA. Scd. Icsld ulbi'i, bicvi, vciilricogd, 

 lenui, spiru pyriDnidatii , anfrartibus (piinquc, lulls ; 

 vwicibus ienvisshnis, 7mmerosi.'<, obliqtiirt. medio 

 fere obsoletis, ad siiturum paulo expniiKia. 



I'^iE ouiuous ScALAi'.lA. Shell wliite, short, ventricose, 

 thin, s]iire pyramidal, whorls five, broad ; varices 

 very thin, nVMuerdUs, c.lili(nie, nearly olisoleto in 

 the middle, a little eNjianded at the suture. 



Sowt:iMn. I'roc. Zoul. Soe., l.sll. 



Hah. .' 



The specimen in the Cum 

 this shell was originally de 

 complete. 



1 Cabinet ir 

 :d was soni 



Species 40. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



ScAI.AiilA ACUI.EATA. Sfa. tC'Sld pUII/ii, albi'l, aiKJKSld, 



(infractibiis ocio, coittirjuis ; varicibiis: rrasmisridis, 

 f^ibdistanlibiis, sefpientibns ad sutwam emarginatis 

 turn in lobam pamam aculealam elevatis ; aperturd 

 ovatd, labio externo postice emaryinalo et luhato. 



Thk aculeatkd Scalahia. Shell small, white, narrow, 

 whorls eight, contiguous; varices rather thick, 

 rather di.stant, following in sequence, emar- 

 ginated at the suture, thea elevated into a small 

 aculeated lobe ; aperture ovate, outer lip pos- 

 teriorly emarginated and lobed. 



SoWERBT. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



Ilab. Hongkong. Malacca. Phili])pines. 



Specie 



(Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



Sc.\lauia tkifasciata. Sea. testa brevissimd, veiitnrosd, 

 inter varices aiireo-subfuscd, fasciis tribus spiral ibvri 

 oriiatd ; spird brevi,anfractibus paucis, veittrii-ot-is; 

 varicibus numerosis, incequalibiis, subrotvndis. 



TiiK Tlii:i;K-liAXi.i;i> Si ai.aima. Shell very short 

 tricose, golden-brewnisli between the v: 

 ornamented with three spiral hands; spire 

 whorls few, ventricose ; varices numerous, um 

 rather rounded. 



I)i: llAKN. 1 



Ilab. iSIasbate, Philippines. 



Very much shi 

 it resembles in tli 



I- than Si-ahiria imjieria/i.-', wl 

 louring and varices. 



Species 48. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



ScAi.AKiA oUTUSA. Sca. testd alM, pwrd, brcn, .<ub- 

 vntlriro^d ; spird hnriiisridd, npir,' ohtiiso, aii/htr- 

 tibiis /tiiiicis, contiijiii^, Viiriiihiis iiiiinrrosif, tfiiiiihit>, 

 sti/ierne oblusi; aiii/iiliiti«. 



Tin; oiiTUSK SCALAKIA. Shell white, small, short, 

 rather ventricose ; spire rather short, apex obtuse, 

 whorls tew, contiguous, varices numerous, thin, 

 obtu-sely angular above. 



Species 4',l. (Mus. Brit.) 



ScAi.Ai.'i A ( i'i:vii.i N r.ATA. Siu. testd mbcylind raced, albidd, 

 .sjilid ubtusd, aiij'rartibits piiucis, ohloiKjis, amtii/ui.-; 

 i-dricibas curvi/iiiealis, simp/icibn.'^. upciiiird orntii. 



TllK CI'I;\ILINEAR ScALARIA. Shell subcy lindrical, 

 whitish, spire obtuse, whorls lew. oblong, con- 

 tiguous, varices curvilinear, simple, aperture ovate. 



Sowei;by. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1844. Thes. Conch., f. a'.l. 



Hah. Sansonati, Central America. 



Specifc 



SCALAIUA CONCINNA. 



datd, spird mo 



s5(l. (Mus. 



Sca. testd pi 

 lerate dconld. 



<dbi</d, pyrami 

 '/ actibus pauciK 



August, 1873. 



