M I T R A. 



XVII. 



• 1 25. (Mil-. Cm 



Mitra mucroxata. Mitr. testa acuminato- 



tit angulatis, longitudinaliti 

 c stis mucronato-tuberculatis, transversim im 



, u'riix xn/i/Jltlir/li/is ; albidd, fi'miijilli'b 



■ '.l.f/lsrid bl/SUli lull. 



ruin,,,,!!,. 



queplicatd ; apertard breviusculd, fauce striata. 



Tin; pointed Mitre. Shell acuminately ovate, spire 

 sharp; whorls angulated, longitudinally ribbed, ribs 

 pointedly tuberculated, tran-\cr-cly impivs-ly striated, 

 stria. 1 slightly punctured; whitish, banded with rusty 

 brown, basal haml vi-n hroad ; columella five-plaited; 

 aperture rather short, interior striated. 

 Tiara mucronata, Swainson (Broderip), Pro. Zool. 

 Soc . L835. 



IL/'/. Island of Tahiti, Pacific Ocean (found in soft muddy 

 sand at low water within the reef); Cuming. 



This species may be recognis 

 ited ribs. 



l.v its 



llv tubercu- 



Species 126. (Mus. Norris.) 

 Mitra cruentata. Mitr testa elongato-ovatd, spird aeu- 

 minato-turritd ; longitudinal'iter roxiutd, rus.'is mujuslis, 

 $up> rm latioribus, transversim imprt sso-striatd ; fused, 

 balteo albo unico angusto chigulatd, costis rufo- au- 

 rautiii ; nJii„,r//,i qtmilrijiUnitii. n/ii -rtnrd brrri. 



The blood-dyed Aim;!:. Shell elongately ovate, spire 

 acuminately turreted, longitudinally ribbed, ribs nar- 

 row, wider at the uppermost part, transversely im- 

 presslj striated ; brown, encircled with a narrow white 

 belt, ribs reddish orange ; columella four-plaited; 

 aperture short. 

 Foluta cruentata, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab., vol. \. p. 



171. pi. 151. f. 1438 ami It:'/.). 

 Mitra harpaformis, Lamarck, Kieuer. 

 Eab. Island of Tieao, Philippines (found under stones at 

 low- water); Cuming. 

 The name attached to this species In I hemnitz is sug- 

 gested b\ the bright orange red colour of the longitudinal 

 ribs, which have a rather striking appearance on account 

 of the dark brown ground colour of the shell. 



es 127. (Mu-. I luming | 



Mitra lineata. Mitr. testa abbreviato-fusiformi, spi 



subangulitt<j-t:ifi'tl<i, /iris a/igi's'ii eh cat is subdistanfibui 

 undique cinctd, interstitiis convexis,longitudinaliter sub- 

 tilissime striatis ; albidd, castaneo hinc et Jiinc tinctd, 

 liris castaneis ; columella quadriplicate, plicis mfimis 

 subobscuris. 



The lineated Mitre. Shell shortly fusiform, spire ra- 

 ther angularly turreted, encircled throughout with 

 rather distant narrow elevated ridges, the interstices 

 between which are convex and longitudinally very 

 minutely striated; whitish, stained here and there 

 with chesnut, ridges ehesnut ; columella four-plaited, 

 lowest plaits rather obscure. 



Tiara lineata, Swainson (Broderip), Pro. Zool. Soc.. 

 1835. 



ILib. Salango, West Columbia (found in sandy mud at the 

 depth often fathoms); ('inning. 

 .Allied to the Mitra funiculata but easily distinguished 



by the colour of the ridges and different style of sculpture 



in the interstices. 



Species 12S. (Mus. Cuming.) 



MlTRA COXCEXTRICA. Mitr. A \/n (tciiuiiiitihi-oerttil, si'O- 

 fusiformi, longitudinaliter concentrice costald, costis su- 

 perne mucronatis, interstitiis impresso-striatis ; albidd, 

 ferrugineo-fusco hinc et hinc maculato- tinctd, ad ba- 



I'.-srhitii ; caiih.irlhl qlliilqllrj/l "trntii ; apertl/r<P 



fauce striata. 



The concentric Mitre. Shell acuminately ovate, some- 

 what fusiform, longitudinally concentrically ribbed, 

 ribs pointed at the upper part, interstices impressly 

 striated; whitish, stained here and therewith spots 

 of rusty brown, with a broad band round the base ; 

 columella five-plaited ; interior of the aperture striated, 



Peeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



Ilab. Isle of Annaa. Pacific Ocean (found on the 

 low water); ( !uming. 

 This spear- i- very closeh all ed > thi 



nata from which it only differs in the concentric 



tion of the ribs, and in their being denuded of tul i 



Species 129. (Mus. Norris.) 



Mitra Seneo \u.\sis. Milr <• ■•'•' /'■■•{/'. ,-,,ii. ipiru anil, 

 uci'Mi/iatii . ii/fri/ctibt's hecii/a/is, i ; 



