M I T R A. 



Plate XIV. 



Species 9S. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitea testai'ea. Mitr. testd acuminato-turritd, so- 

 lidd, transversim subobsoletl striata, basi contorto- 

 recurvd ; intus extusque rubro-fuscescente ; columelld 

 quinqueplicatd. 



The testaceous Mitre. Shell acuminately turreted, 

 solid, transversely rather obsoletely striated, base 

 recurved in a twisted manner ; light reddish brown 

 within and without ; columella five-plaited. 



Swainson (Broderip), Pro. Zool. Soc, 1835. 



Hab. Island of Annaa, Pacific Ocean (found on the 

 reefs at low water) ; Cuming. 

 The colour of this shell is of one uniform light reddish 



brown tint throughout. 



Species 99. (Mus. Norris.) 



Mitra sanguisuga. Mitr. tctd cylindraceo-fusiformi, 

 transversim impresso-stritttd, longitudinaliter costatd, 

 costis obtuso-granulatis ; ceerulescente-albd aut fulvd, 

 costis sanguineo-rubris, apice basique fusco-nigrican- 

 tibus ; columella quadriplicatd. 



The blood-sucker Mitre. Shell cylindrically fusi- 

 form, transversely impressly striated, longitudinally 

 ribbed, ribs obtusely granulated ; blueish white or 

 yellowish, ribs blood-red, base and apex brownish 

 black ; columella four-plaited. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. vii. p. 310. 

 Valuta sanguisuga, Linnanis. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found among coral 

 sand at low water) ; Cuming. 

 A well-known species of which the Mitra stigmataria 



might be considered a variety differing in having merely 



one or two spots of blood-red colouring on each rib. 



Species 100. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra effusa. Mitr. testd acuminato-turritd, transver- 

 sim e/evu/o-striatd, striis eoufertis, idtemis minimis ; 

 fused eel atro-castaned ,- columella quadriplicatd, basi 

 truncatd; aperture fauce albd ; labro crenulato. 

 The effused Mitre. Shell acuminately turreted, 

 transversely elevately striated, striae close-set, al- 

 ternate striae very small ; brown or very dark 

 chestnut; columella four-plaited, truncated at the 

 base ; interior of the aperture white ; lip crenulated. 



Swainson (Broderip), Pro. Zool. Soc, 1835. 



Hab. Guacomayo, Central America, and Gallapagos 



Islands (found in sandy mud at the depth of twelve 



fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 This shell is of an uniform dark chestnut colour, 

 closely encircled throughout with raised stria?, alter- 

 nately large and small. 



Species 101. (Mus. Norris.) 



Mitra rugosa. Mitr. testd fusiformi, spird acute acu 

 minutii ; anfractibus stipend- depressis, medio con 

 tractis, liris rugosis nodulosis longiludinaHbus e 

 transccrsis fort iter clathratd ; albd, maculis ptinctis 

 que fuscis irregulariter conspersd ; columella quia 

 queplicatd; a pert tmc fauce ca/d't striatti. 



The rough Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire sharply acu- 

 minated, whorls depressed at the upper part, con- 

 tracted in the middle, strongly latticed with rough 

 noduled longitudinal and transverse ridges ; white, 

 irregularly sprinkled with spots and speckles of 

 brown ; columella five-plaited ; interior of the aper- 

 ture strongly striated. 



Sowerby, Tankerville, Cat. Appendix. 



Hab. ? 



The specimen above described in the collection of 



Thomas Norris, Esq., formerly in that of the Earl of 



Tankerville, is the only one, I believe, at present known. 



Species 102. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra pullata. Mitr. testa fusiformi. spird acuminato- 

 turritd ; anfractibus superne subangulatis, transver- 

 sim impresso-striatis, lougiliitliutt/iter jdicato-costa- 

 tis, costis stipend otituso-mueronutis ; aitraiitio-liitcs- 

 cente. liuea subtilissimd fused cingulatd, anfractu 



ultimo fast-id laid iiigrieante-fuscti omnia : eoltt- 

 mella quadriplicatd. 

 The mourning Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire acumi- 

 nately turreted ; whorls slightly angulated at the 

 upper part, transversely impressly striated, longi- 

 tudinally plicately ribbed, ribs obtusely pointed at 

 the top ; orange-yellow, encircled with a very fine 

 brown line, last whorl ornamented with a broad 

 blackish brown band ; columella four-plaited. 



September 1844. 



