M I T R A. 



(Figures moderately magnified,) 



Species 229. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitka duplilirata. Milr. testa, elongatd, spird valde 

 acuminata, angustd, tereti,basi tortuoso-recurvd ; trans- 



versim subtiliter duplilirata, I, 



itiisque gn 



lorn; albidd, aurantio-fusco hie illic concentrice fiam- 

 matd; columella quadriplicatd, had subcanaliculatd. 



The double-ridged Mitre. Shell elongated, spire very 

 acuminated, narrow, tapering, base twisted, recurved ; 

 transversely finely double-ridded, riders and interstices 

 granulated ; whitish, painted here and there with con- 

 centric orange-brown flames; columella four-plaited, 

 base somewhat canaliculatcd. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Sue., 1845. 



11,,/,. ? 



This species has a very peculiar tapering form, and it 



may be seen, by the aid of a lens, that the transverse' ridges 



are all duplicate. 



Species 230. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra discoloria. Milr. testdovatd, basi granulatd, spird 

 acuminato-turritd ; anfractibus superne prominentibus, 

 longitudinaliter conspicue costatis, costis latiusculis, ob- 

 tusis, transversim impresso lineatis ;fasciis roseis et albis 

 alternatd,fasciis roseis inter costas ustulato-nigricanti- 

 bus; columella quadriplicatd; aperturd pared. 

 The sundry-coloured Mitre. Shell ovate, granulated 

 at the base, spire acuminately turreted; whorls pro- 

 minent round the upper part, longitudinally conspi- 

 cuously ribbed, ribs rather broad, obtuse, transversely 

 impressly lineated; alternated with pink and white 

 bands, pink bands stained in the interstices between 

 the ribs with burnt black ; columella four-plaited ; 

 aperture small. 

 Peeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1844. 



IM. ? 



A very characteristic prettily painted species, quite un- 

 like any hitherto described. 



Species 231. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra coriacea. Mitr. testa ovatd virinque attenuatd,^ 

 spird breviusculd, acute, acuminata; anfractibus superne 



r olundatis,traimersiiiiiinpremo-liiu'atis,inl,:rstitnsgra- 



,/nsi.s ; (iiifrai-hniui parte superior', atiiijd, infra fusces- 



Ceufe : Cflllliiie/ld qui nquep/iea/a '. 



The coriaceous Mitre. Shell ovate, attenuated at both 

 ends, spire rather short, sharply acuminated, whorls 

 rounded above, transversely impressly lineated, inter- 

 stices granose; upper part of the whorls whitish, light 

 brown beneath ; columella five-plaited. 

 Peeve, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843. 



Hal,. Island of Corrigidor, Philippines (found in course 

 sand at the depth of five fathoms); Cuming. 

 Another species equally distinct and peculiar in its cha- 

 racters. 



Species 232. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra verrucosa. Mitr. testdovatd, subventricosd, spira 

 breviusculd, acuminata ; longitudinaliter concentrice pU- 

 catd, plicis tuberculis pan-is prominentibus mucronatis 

 undique armatis ; alba, fuscescente pattide fasciata ; 

 columella quinqueplicatd. 



The warty Mitre. Shell ovate, slightly ventricose, spire 

 rather short, acuminated ; longitudinally concentrically 

 plaited, folds armed with small prominent sharp- 

 pointed tubercles ; white, banded with pale brown ; 

 columella five-plaited. 



Peeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, Is I 5. 



Hub. Island of Ticao (found in sandy mud in deep water) ; 

 Cuming. 

 The tubercles with which the entire surface of this shell 



is covered, are quite sharp and prickly. 



mbtilissime 

 clathratis ; 

 Unci rubra 



columella 



Species 233. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra elegans. M,/r. testa oblongo-ovatd, spird acum 

 natd, nutans subprofundis, toinjitudinaliter 

 costatd, as/is angustis, interstitiis elegante 



ailiicaule ant pul!idissi„d cue,,, 0-fuSCi see,,/, 



unicd, an/ pluribus, cingulatd, apicefusce 

 quadriplicatd. 



The elegant mitre. Shell oblong ovate, spire acumi- 

 nated, sutures rather deep, longitudinally verj ffoelj 

 ribbed, ribs narrow, interstices elegantlj latticed; 

 whitish or tinged with very pale fleshy brown, encir- 

 cled with one or more tine red lines; apex brown ; 

 columella four-plaited. 



January 1845. 



