SCINTILLA.— Plate II. 



pauld hianti : margine ventral! clauso, convexi- 



,)scuh. 

 The Timor Scintilla. Shell orange, compressed, 



subquadrate ; dorsal margin a little gaping 



at the sides ; ventral margin closed, a little 



convex, 

 Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1S55, p. 174. 

 ffnh. Timor. 



One of the broad scali-like species, which nearly all 

 have the ventral margins closed. 



Species 15. (Mus. Brit.) ' 



Scintilla Cdvieri. Sci. testd aurantid, suhcircu- 



lari, compressd ; margine dorsali utrinque hianti; 



latfre postico rotundo ; latere antico abliqve suh- 



tnincato. 

 Cuvikr'.s Scintill.\. Shell orange, rather circular, 



compressed ; dorsal margin gaping at both ends ; 



]iosterior side rounded : anterior side obliquely 



subtruncated. 

 Dkshaves. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1855, p. 174. 

 Hah. Isl. Bohol, Philippines. 



Differing from the preceding species in its more 

 rounded form. 



Species 16. (Mus. Brit.) 



SciNTii.iLA OwENli. Sci. testA pallide fulva, dausd, 

 olilongd, fasciis opacis concentricis variatd ; latere 

 iintico hrevi, tnincato. 



Owen's Scintilla. Shell pale fulvous, closed, oblong, 

 varied with opaque concentric liands ; anterior 

 side short, truncated. 



Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1855, p. 170. 



Hab. Isl. Zebu, Philippines. 



More straightly oblong and truncated than Scintilla 

 Borneensis. 



^lecies 17. (Mus. Brit.) 



Scintilla pcdica. Sci. testd oblongo-suhovatd, rosed 

 latere antico hrevi, truncato ; margine ventral; 

 pauld hianti, rectiiXsculo ; latere postico-dorsah 

 leviter declivi. 



The blushing Scintilla. Shell oblong-subovate, rose- 

 coloured ; anterior side short, truncated ; ventral 

 margin a little gaping, rather straight; postern- 

 dorsal side slightly sloped. 



Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1855, p. 178. 



Hah. Isl. Zebu, Philippines. 



Species 18. (Mus. Nobis.) 



Scintilla Forbesii. Sci. testd ftilvo-lutescenti, oblongd, 

 suhovatd, tumidiusculA ; latere antico breviusculo, 

 suhtruncato ; margine ventrali pauld hianti. 



FoRBEs's Scintilla. Shell yellowish buff, oblong, sub- 

 ovate, rather tumid ; anterior side rather short, 

 subtruncated ; ventral margin a little gaping. 



Deshayes. Proc Zool. Soc, 1855, p. 170. 



Hab. Singapore. 



More equally tumid and more oval than the Bornean 

 species Scintilla aurantiaca. 



