M I T R A, 



Plate XXIII. 



Species L78. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra rotundilirata. Mitr. testa oblongo-ovatd, utrin- 

 que attenuate!, transversim undique Virata, liris rotundis, 

 confertis, interstitiis angustis, striis elevatis decussath; 

 aurantio-castaned ,- colunu lid quadriplkatd. 

 'I'm; round-ridged Mitre. Shell oblong ovate atten- 

 uated at both cuds, transversely ridged throughout, 

 ridges round, close set, inter-tiees crossed with narrow- 

 raised striae ; orange-chesmvt ; columella four-plaited 



REEVE, Pro. Zool. Sue., 1844. 



Hab. ? 



Martini's old figure, Conch, Cab. vol. 4. pi. L50.f. 1393, 

 quoted by Lamarck with doubt for the illustration of this 

 species, seems to apply better to his Mitra aurantiaca 

 which differs from the Mitra limbifera in being stronglj 



".moved throughout, ami more contracted at the base. 



The ridges of 

 rt a kind of cr 



shell are peculiarly rounded, and 

 ed appearance to the lip. 



Species 179. (Mus. Cuming-.) 



Mitra 1U-ppkli.ii. Mitr. fes/d fusiform i-ovatd, basem 

 versus leviter contractu, transversim undique liratd, li- 

 ris subrotundis, interstitiis In ribus ,- castaneo-fuscd ,- 

 coin met I 'ii quadriplkatd. 



Ruppell's Mitre, shell fusiformly ovale, slightly con- 

 tracted towards the base, transversely ridged through- 

 out, ridges somewhat rounded, interstices smooth. 

 chesnut-brown ; columella four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



Hub. Red Sea; Riippell. 



Species 181. (.Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra Ticaoxica. Mitr. U itd ovatd, crassd, solidd, spira 

 brevi, suturkproftmdis; anfractibus transversim undique 

 exiliter sulcalis, juxia suturas laviuseulis; spadkeo- 

 brunned apertura fauce vivide purpureo-fuscd ; roltt- 

 ,.i, II, I quadriplkatd. 



TheTicao Mitre. Shell ovate, thick, solid, spire short, 

 suture, deep; whorls transversely faintly grooved 

 throughout, rather smooth next the sutures; lu\ 

 brown, interior of the aperture bright purple brown ; 

 columella four-plaited. 



Reeve, I'm. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



ilili. [sland of Ticao, Philippines (found on the reefs at 

 low water); Cuming. 



A very characteristic species with a dark purple-brown 



An interesting species in which the ridges are almost as 

 tnded as in the former, the\ ate however wider apart and 

 ■ interstices are not crossed with raised striae. 



Species 1 mi. , Fi g . a , M us . Cuming ; Fig. b, Mus. Graham.) 



Mitra limbifera. Mitr. testa ovato-fusiformi, spirdsub- 

 acuminatd, suturis imprt wis , la viyatd aid exiliter sul- 

 catd, basem versus prmcipiie ; anfractiium parte mperiori 

 all,,, hi aid lutescente, infra aurantio-fused ; columella 

 quadriplkatd. 



'I'm: bordered Mitre. Shell ovately fusiform, spire 

 somewhat acuminated, sutures impressed ; smooth, or 

 faintly grooved, especially Inwards the base; upper 

 part of the whorls whitish or yellowish, orange-brown 

 beneath ; columella four-plaited. 



Lamarck, Anim.sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.), vol.x. p. 329. 



J [lib. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



species 182. (Fig.a, Mus. Taylor; Fig.i, Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra acraxtia. Mil,-, testa ovatd, basi peculiariter 

 coutractd, spira breviusculd, suturis profundis ; trans- 

 versim undique fortiter sulcata, sulcis nunc angustis, 

 mimerosis, nunc latioribus, paucioribus ; vivide auran- 

 11,1. anfractuum pmi,- superiori fascia all,! cingulatd ; 

 columella quadriplkatd; labro crenulato. 



Tin: orange Mitre. Shell ovate, peculiarly contracted 

 tit the base, spire rather short, sutures deep; trans- 

 versely strongly grooved throughout, grooves some- 

 times narrow and numerous, sometimes wider and 

 fewer; bright orange, upper part of the whorls en- 

 circled by a white band; columella four-plaited; lip 

 crenulated. 



Deshayes, Aniiu. sans vert. (note), vol. \. p. 330 . 

 Guerin's Mag if- Zool 1831, pi. 6. 

 Voluta aurantia, Gmelin. 

 Mitra aurantiaca, Lamarck (not ofKiener). 

 Mitra Peronii, Lamarck, Kiener. 



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