MITRA.— Plate XXXIV. 



Species 281. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra d^edala. Mitr. testa sulifiisifoniii-oratd, spirdtur- 

 ritd ; longitudinaliter costatd, costarum interstitiis for- 

 titer clathratU ; cinereo-mridescente, zona alba conspkud 

 cingulatd; columella quadriplicatd. 



The neatly formed Mitre. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 ovate, spire turreted ; longitudinally ribbed, interstices 

 between the ribs strongly latticed ; ashy green, encir- 

 cled with a conspicuous white zone ; columella four- 

 plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 



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

 the depth of six fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 The colour' of this shell is a peculiar livid or ashy green. 



Species 282. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra suturata. Mitr. testa elongato-ovatd, bad subre- 

 curvd, spirts suturis profunde impresses ,■ transversim 

 undique angisulcatd, suleis profundis, puncturatis, litis 

 intermediis subgranom ; pallide strummed ; columella 

 quadriplicatd. 



The sutured Mitre. Shell elongately ovate, a little 

 recurved at the base, sutures of the spire deeply im- 

 pressed ; transversely narrowly grooved throughout, 

 grooves deep, punctured, intermediate ridges slightly 

 granose ; pale straw colour ; columella four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hab. Gindulman, Island of Bohol, Philippines (found un- 

 der stones at low water) ; Cuming. 

 The entire surface of this shell is encircled with close 



finely granulated ridges, the interstices between which are 



deeply grooved and punctured. 



Species 283. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 MlTRA TUSA. Mitr. testa ora/d, spires suturis prof mi it',' 

 imprests ; loi/i/it mil an 1 1 1 rr .111/1/ it iter n/ntnt/i, transversim 

 impresso-striatd ; anfractuum parte superiori albidd, 

 maculis fuscis grandibus subguadratis ornatd, parte 

 inferiori told fused ; columella quadriplicatd. 



The bruised Mitre. Shell ovate, sutures of the spire 

 deeply impressed, longitudinally finely ribbed, trans- 

 versely impresslj striated ; upper part of the whorls 

 white, ornamented with large squarish brown spots, 

 lower part entirely brown ; columella four-plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 



Hab. Puerto Galero, Island of Mindoro, Philippines (found 

 on the sands at low water) ; Cuming. 



Distinguished by the dark chocolate-brown spots upon 

 the upper part of the shell, whilst the lower part is entirely 

 stained with the same colour. 



Species 284. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 MlTRA CRENATA. Mitr. testa ura/ii, lineis subeleralis, sub- 

 distantibus undique cinctdj olivaceo-fuscd ; columella 

 triji/iea/d. 

 The crenated Mitre. Shell ovate, encircled through- 

 out with rather distant slightly elevated lines ; olive- 

 brown, columella three-plaited. 

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

 1835. 

 Hab. Bay of \ipi\api, West Columbia (dredged from sandy 

 mud at the depth of six fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 A shell of very simple character though perfectly dis- 

 tinct from any other species. 



Species 285. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 



Mitra micans. Mitr. test,! su/i/usifarmi-ovatd, laevigata, 



politd, eburned, aurantio pallide fasciald ; columella 



quadriplicatd. 

 The glittering Mitre. Shell somewhat fusiformly ovate, 



smooth, polished, ivory white, faintly banded with 



orange ; columella four-plaited. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 

 Hab. South Pacific Ocean. 



A small white orange-banded shell with a surface as 

 hard and shining as polished ivory. 



