PIIYSA.— Plate X. 



aperture subpyriform ; outer lip anteriorly 

 obliquely produced ; columella broad, flattened, 

 plait tortuous, conspicuous. 



SoWEr.RY. 



//„/,. ? 



A little shell of very curious form, with very broad 

 conspicuous plait. 



Si)ecies 83. (Mtis. Brit.) 



PuTSA TEREBHA. P%. tf'gtu ttttenuatd, alba, ritro'a, 

 la:vigutd ; sph-d productd, aciimiiiatd, anfractibiis 

 laxatis, suhdistantihus, suhplanulatis, per ohliquis, 

 apertvrd oblongd, angustd, rectiuscidd. 



The terebra Phtsa. Shell attenuated, white, glassy, 

 smooth ; spire produced, acuminated, whorls 

 loosened, rather distant, a little flattened, very 

 oblique, aperture oblong, narrow, rather straight. 



Benson. Caraptoceras terebra. 



Hob. Moradabad, India. 



Singularly contrasting in form witli the preceding 



species, Phjsa neritoidea. The whorls are quite 



separated. 



Species 84. (Mus. ? Copied.) 



Phtsa Guilliaxi. Phy. testa siibovatd, corneo-cineras- 

 centi, spird hrcviuscula ; anfractibus subamjulaiifi, 

 j)rope sittiiram subcaualicidatis ; ultimo anfraclu 

 stihcyUndricd, posttcc sitbaiienuato, apcrturd ob- 

 lowjd ; labia externa Jlexnoso, postici producto ; 

 cohimeUd tortud, plied ronspicuu. 



Guilli.in's Phvsa. Shell subovate, cinereotts-horny, 

 spire very short ; whorls subangular, slightly 

 canaliculated near the suture ; last whorl snh- 

 cylindrical, posteriorly a little attenuated, aperture 

 oblong ; outer lip floxuous, posteriorly produced ; 

 columella tortuous, plait conspicuous. 



C'ltossE ET M.\i:iE. Journal de Conchyliologie, vol. vi. 



Hab. Iloper's Lake, New Caledonia. 



Species 85. (Mus. Taylor.) 



PhTs.\ TENUisxraATA. Phij. testa suhci/lindried, oliveiceo- 

 fuscd, temiiter spiraliter concentriceque striata ; 



spird breviusculd, anfractibus suhangnlatis, pen- 

 ultij7io perobliqno, apice acuminato ; apertttrd intus 

 castaned, antice subacuminatd. 



The KiNE-STniATED Physa. Shell subcylindrical, olive- 

 brown, finely spirally and concentrically striated ; 

 spire rather short, whorls slightly angular, the 

 penultimate very oblique, apex acuminated; aper- 

 ture chestnut within, anteriorly a little acuminated. 



SowEi:iiV. 



Ilab. Kiver Torrens, South Australia. 



The decussated texture of this speci' 



leculiar. 



Species 86. (JIi 



Copied.) 



Phtsa castanea. Pli//. testd breri. soUdd, inflatd, 



castaned, Iccvigatd, lineis nigricantibus strigatd ; 



spird brevi, anfractibus paucis, brevibus, angulatis ; 



vllviiio anfractu magna, subcylindricd ; plied 



columellari prominenti. 

 The chestnut Phtsa. Shell short, solid, inflated, 



chestnut-coloured, smooth, striped with blackish 



lines ; spire short, whorls few, short, angular ; 



last whorl large, subcylindrical ; columellar fold 



prominent. 

 Sowerby. Genera of Shells, Lyiuna?a, PL II. 

 Hab. Australia. 



Sjiecies 87. (Mus. Brit.) 



Phtsa subrotuxda. Phy. testd parvd, pallide filled, 

 semiglubosd ; spird brevissimd, anfractu unico 

 rotundo, ultimo anfractu magna, inflatd; aperturd 

 magna ; plied columellari rctrorsd, tortud. 



The roundish Phtsa. Shell small, pale-fulvous, 

 semiglobose ; spire very short, with a single 

 rounded whorl, last whorl large, inflated ; aperture 

 large ; columella turned back, tortuous. 



SOWERBT. 



Hab. North America. 



The writer could not find any description or figure 

 applicable to this shell. 



