SOLECURTUS.— Plate III. 



posticum profmM sulcata ; sutcis suhdistantibiis, 

 undulafim ciirvis, propi marginem dorsalcm recur- 

 vis ; latere antico brevi, prope marginem dorsalem 

 coiicentrice rugctto, margine dorsali declivi ; latere 

 postico elongato; margine dorsali paxdo arcuato. 



The grooved Solecurtus. Shell oblong, pink, trun- 

 cated at each end, deeply grooved before the 

 middle and thence to the posterior end ; grooves 

 rather distant, curved in waves, recurved near the 

 dorsal margin ; anterior side short, concentrically 

 grooved near tlie dorsal margin; dorsal margin 

 sloped ; posterior side elongated ; dorsal niarcin a 

 little arched. 



DuNKER. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1861. 



JIal). Moreton Bay. 



The wavily grooved sculpture of this species is very 

 remarkable. 



Species IG. (Mu^;. ISiit.) 



Solecurtus albus. Sol. tcstd elongato, angustd, sub- 

 comjyressd, utrinque paulo hianti, albd ; latere 

 antico brevi, radiatim leviter costatu ; latere postico 

 elongato, versus nmbones oblique sulcato, versds 

 tenninum concentrice rugato, margine terminali 

 rotundo ; margine ventrali subexcavato. 



The white Solecurtus. Shell elongated, narrow, 

 rather compressed, a little gaping at each end, 

 white; anterior side short, sliglitly radiately 



ribbed ; posterior side elongated, ol>liquely grooved 

 towards the umboes ; concentrically wrinkled 

 towards tlie end, terminal margin rounded ; 

 ventral margin a little excavated. 



Martyn. ? 



Hab. ? 



The obli(]UC grooves are few ami 

 is very inequilateral. 



It, and the sliell 



Species 17. (Mus. Brit.) 



Solecurtus candidus. Sol. testa ohlmigd, alba, sub- 

 depiressd, inmquilate.rali, vtrinqm'- hianti, prope 

 terminum anticum Icevigatd ; fen oinnino oblique 

 sulcato; stdcis versus marginem dorsalem angulatis, 

 recurvis ; latere antico brevi, truncato ; latere iws- 

 tico subrottmdo ; margine ventrali medio concave. 



The candid Solecurtus. Shell oblong, white, subde- 

 pressed, inequilateral, gaping at each end, smooth 

 near the anterior end ; obliquely grooved nearly all 

 over ; grooves towards the dorsal margin angular 

 and recurved ; anterior side short, truncated ; 

 posterior side rather rounded ; ventral margin 

 concave in the middle. 



Eenieri. Desh. Traite Elementaire. 



Ilab. British and Mediterranean Seas. 



The British specimens are much smaller than the 

 one iiere figtired. 



