MITRA.— Plate XXXII. 



Species 261. (Mus. Forbes.) 



Mitra granum. Mitr. testa elongatd, spirit acuminata, 

 basiliratd; lavigatd, politd ; in/ us extitsque nigerrimo- 

 / used, fascia angustd albidd, nigro-undatd, cingulatd; 

 columella triplicatd. 



The grain Mitre. Shell elongated, spire acuminated, 

 ridged at the base ; smooth, polished ; very dark 

 blackish-brown within and without, encircled with a 

 narrow white black-waved band; columella tliree- 

 plaited. 



Forbes, Brit. Association Report for 1843, p. 140. 



Hab. Island of Candia, iEgean Sea (found among weed 

 at the depth of about twenty fathoms) ; Forbes. 



This interesting little species may be recognised by its 

 narrow white band crossed longitudinally by waved black 



262. (Mus. Cu 



Mitra turriger. Mitr. testa fusiformi, spird angulato- 

 turritd ; aiifracli/nis superne augulatis, luni/ilnilinaliter 

 costatis, costis angustis, ad angulwm muricato-tubercu- 

 latu, interstitiis transversim impressis ; albidd, fascia 

 castaned latiusculd inter costaspictd; columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The turreted Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire angularly 

 turreted ; whorls angulated at the upper part, longi- 

 tudinally ribbed, ribs narrow, prickly tubercled on the 

 angle, interstices transversely impressed; whitish, 

 painted between the ribs with a rather broad brown 

 band ; columella four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found in sandy mud at 

 the depth of six fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 A prickly sharply-turreted species encircled with a brown 



band which only appears in the interstices between the ribs. 



Species 263. (Mus. Forbes.) 

 Mitra clandestina. Mitr. testa ovatd, utrkque atten- 

 Htilti, transversim subtilissime crebiliratd, spird longi- 

 tudinaliter plicatd, apice papillari ; luteo-fusescente ; 



columella biplicatd. 

 The secret Mitre. Shell ovate, attenuated at both ends, 

 transversely very finely closely ridged, spire longitu- 



dinally plicated, papillary at the apex ; pale yellowish 

 brown ; columella two-plaited. 

 Forbes. 



Hab. ? 



A minute species in which the entire surface is trans- 

 versely very finely ridged, whilst the spire, especially to- 

 wards the apex, is somewhat obliquely longitudinally 

 plicated. 



Species 264. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra pediculus. Mitr. testa ovatd, crassiusculd, spird 



bred, acuminata ; castaueo-fuscd, /iris albidis angustis 



undique regulariier cingulatd; columella triplicatd; 



labro crenulato. 

 The louse Mitre. Shell ovate, rather thick, spire short. 



acuminated ; chesnut-brown ; regularly encircled 



throughout with narrow whitish ridges ; columella 



three-plaited ; lip crenulated. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes'edit.), vol.x. p. 341. 

 Hab. Island of ('amiguing, Philippines (found under stones 



at low water) ; Cuming. 

 A small minute solid species, the sculpture of which very 

 much resembles that of the Mitra tabanula. 



Species 265. (Mus. CHiming.) 



Mitra c.elata. Mitr. testa cylindraceo-ovatd, basi con- 

 tractd, paululum elongatd, spine siituris subprofundis ■ 

 anfractibus loiigitudiiialiter costatis, costis angustis, 

 crebris, interstitiis impresso-cancellatis ; lutescente- 

 fuscd, subiiiilistiucte allnfasciatd ; columella triplicatd. 



The carved Mitre. Shell cylindrically ovate, contracted 

 and a little elongated at the base, sutures of the spire 

 rather deep; whorls longitudinally ribbed, ribs nar- 

 row r , close set, interstices impressly cancellated ; yel- 

 lowish brown, somewhat indistinctly banded "itli 

 white ; columella three-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Cagayan, Province of Misamis, Island of Mindanao. 

 Philippines ((.hedged from sandy mud at the depth of 

 thirty fathoms); Cuming. 

 The upper part of this shell has a peculiar cylindrical!) 



shortened structure, whilst the base is inclined to become 



elongated. 



