S L E C U R T U S. 



Species o. (Mus. Brit.) 



SiiLECunrrs Qcoyi. Sol. testa ohluph'i, I'/ic/di'/atirdli, 

 alki, nmlio et posticc distanter et obliqn,'- milratd ; 

 siileis propc marginem dorsalem /rtnirslm aiigula- 

 (is ; latere antico bm'i, rotundato ; latere postico 

 iircuato, oblique triincato; inargine dorsali nlriiique 

 excavato ; marr/ine rentrali conve.ro. 



CJuoy's SoLECUincs. Shell oblique, inequilateral, 

 white, distantly and obliquely grooved in the middle 

 and posteriorly ; grooves angularly tnrncd bade 

 near the dorsal margin ; anterior side short, 

 rounded ; posterior side curved, obliquely trun- 

 cated ; dorsal margin excavated on both sides; 

 ventral margin convex. 



Desh.wes. MS. in the Cuniingian collection. 



Ilab. Philippines. 



Rather an arclied species with lew curved grooves. 



Species G. (Fig. a, h, Mus. Brit.) 



SoLECURTU.s .•\i;bi:evi.\tcs. Sol. testa judliilr /'nlo'i, 

 comprcssd, vtrinque tnuicata, pavlo upcita ; roii- 

 centrice rugatd;- latere postico ohlhpie Iruneatu ; 

 latere antico hreviusctdo ; medio sidco lata depremi; 

 intiig medio leviter cosiato ; margine vcntrali recto, 

 ad siilcnm medianmn sinuate : marginc dorsali 

 idrinquc declivi. 



The AisBUEViATED SoLECURTL-.s. Shell pale fulvous, 

 compressed, truncated at each end, a little open ; 

 concentrically wrinkled ; posterior side obliquely 

 truncated, anterior side rather short ; middle de- 

 pressed witli a broad groove, sliglitly ribbed at the 

 middle within ; ventral margin straight, sinuous 

 at the medial groove ; dorsal margin sloped at 

 each side. 



(ioui-n. 



Hiiti. Malacca. 



Species 7. (Mus. Brit.) 

 SdLECumus Desii.wesii. Sol. testa albida 

 inargintm anticum Icevi, deinde ohliqi 



iibliqtii} trun- 

 ,ir,li„ sid.ran- 

 lit angulatim. 



3th 



ratlin sulcata ; latere jnisii. .. , 

 rata ; iiiargiiie ventra/i 

 tracio ; sidcis propi' inai'.ii u 

 retrorsis. 



Deshates' Solecui:tl-s. Shell whitish, straight, 



near the anterior margin, thence obliquely, some- 

 what divergently grooved; posterior side elongated, 

 obliquely truncated ; ventral margin rather 

 straight ; middle slightly contracted ; grooves 

 turned back angularly near the dorsal margin. 



]1i;XKEn. Proc. Zool. Soc, LSGl. 



Uah. Moreton Bay, Australia. 



There are no distinct rays of :;olour, but a slight 

 central contraction in tiiis shell, and the grooves are 

 coiled up towards the dorsal margin, and then turned 

 back at a sharp angle. 



Species S. (;\[us. Brit.) 



Soi.ECunriJs coahctatus. Sol. leslA obluaga, pallide 

 J'ulvii, comprcssd, cpidirinidc riigalo iiididd, medio 

 coarctatd, Icerigata. iilriin/iii siihtrnneatd, hiaiiti ; 

 marginc dorsali siihdfclici. 



The nariiowed SoLEiTinrs. Shell oblong, pale fulvous, 

 compressed, covered with a wrinkled epidermis, 

 narrowed in the middle, smooth, rather truncated 

 and open at eacli end ; dorsal margin somewhat 

 sloped. 



LiioiJEUS. Systema Natnra". 



Hub. Naples. 



In Solccm-tus ahbrct 

 dejiression in the centre 

 form a groove. This i 

 .species. 



(tiis and S. antiquatus, the 

 ^ defined at the edges so as to 

 not the case in the present 



Species 9. (Mus. Brit.) 



SoLECUr.TUS SANCTiE-^[Ai;Tll.E. Sol. Iistd brcvi, altd, 

 albd, oblongo-sidiquadrata. ntrinqu': lutij hianti, et 



