M I T R A. 



Plate XXXIII. 



(Figures moderately magnified.) 



Species 266. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitba lucida. Mitr. testa fusiformi, spird turritd, bad 

 subelongato-contractd • anfractibus longitudinaliter cos- 

 lata, costis superne tumldis ; transversim elegantissirrie 

 liratis ; lucido-albicante ; columella quinqueplicatd. 



The lucid Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire turreted, some- 

 what elongately contracted at the base ; whorls lon- 

 gitudinally ribbed, ribs swollen at the upper part; 

 transversely most elegantly ridged ; transparent white ; 

 columella five-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hah. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



A delicate species of a peculiarly elongated growth. 



Species 267. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra typha. Mitr. testa mbelongatd, spird acuminata; 

 transversim subtilissime striata, corned, translucidd, 

 fascia ferrugined lata cingulatd; columella triplicatd. 



The rye-grain Mitre. Shell somewhat elongated, spire 

 acuminated; transversely very finely striated; horny, 

 transparent, encircled with a broad rusty -brown band ; 

 columella three-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 



Hab. Loay, Island of Bohol, Philippines (found under 

 stones at low water) ; Cuming. 

 A minute horny looking shell with a very conspicuous 



brown band. 



Species 268. (Mus. (miner.) 



Mitra Capensis. Mitr. testa ovatd, ter, 



ventricosd, spird breviusculd; anfractibus 



costis lavibus, interstitiis transversim ca 



fractuum parte superiori alMcante fusco n 



licitld, medio 

 ledio costatis, 

 xeUatis ,• an- 

 aculatd, infra 



totd fused, fusco basem versus evanido; columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The Cape Mitre. Shell ovate, rather thin, ventricose 

 in the middle, spire rather short ; whorls ribbed round 

 the middle, ribs smooth, interstices transversely can- 

 cellated ; upper part of the whorls white, spotted with 

 brown, beneath entirely brown, brown fading away 

 towards the base ; columella four-plaited. 



Dtjnker (of Cassel). 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 



This interesting little species has been forwarded to me 

 with the above name in manuscript, but not accompanied 

 with any authority or reference. 



Species 269. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra tornata. Mitr. testa oblongo-ovatd, spird acuta, 

 anfractibus convexis, transversim undique liratis, litis 

 tribus sitpremis minoribus ; lutescente-fuscd, epidermidt 

 fused indutd; columella quadriplicatd. 

 The turned Mitre. Shell oblong-ovate, spire sharp, 

 whorls convex, transversely ridged throughout, the 

 three uppermost ridges smaller than the rest ; yellowish 

 brown, covered with a brown epidermis ; columella 

 four-plaited. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Island of Guimaras, Philippines (found under stones 

 on the reefs at low water) ; Cuming. 

 The ridges of this species are distinguished for their re- 

 gularity and precision. 



Species 270. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra vultuosa. Mitr. testa ovatd, spird breviusculd; 

 anfractibus convexis, ad suturas depresso-planis, trans- 

 versim costatis, costis crebris, sulcis hngitudinalibus 

 angustis exsculptis ; aurantio-fuscd ; columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The sullex Mitre. Shell ovate, spire rather short ; 

 whorls convex, depressly Battened at the sutures, 

 transversely ribbed, ribs close-set, engraved with nar- 

 row longitudinal grooves ; orange-brown ; columella 

 four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Island of Capul, Philippines (found on the reefs) . 

 Cuming. 

 The longitudinal groove 



to the transverse ribs. 



impart a nodulous character 



Species 271. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra cranata. Mitr. testa oblongo-ovatd, crassd, trans- 



cersim inidiqite liro/d, /iris jiarri.s sulililitrr granatin . 



lutescente-fuscd, apice alMcante ; columella quadri- 

 plicatd. 



March 1845 



