M I T R A. 



(Figures moderately magnified.) 



Species 2S6. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra rubra. Mitr. testa minutd, ovatd, bad contracts,, 



subn -aired, art/hi; Oiifriirtibiii rot/n/da/i*, hmijitniti- 



naliter costatis, transversim minutissime striatis ; viviae 

 rubra, zona alba, inter codas fusco unipwnctatd, cingu- 

 latd ; columella quadriplicatd. 



The red Mitre. She]] minute, ovate, contracted and a 

 little recurved at tin- base, spirt- sharp ; whorls 

 rounded, longitudinally ribbed, transversely minutely 

 striated; bright pinkish red, encircled with a -white 

 zone marked with a single brown dot between the 

 ribs; columella four-plaited. 

 2%zranj5/a,Swainson(Broderip),Pro.Zool.Soc.l835. 



Halt. Lord Hood's Island, Pacific Ocean (found on Avwula 

 margaritifera, at a depth of about six fathoms) ; 



A beautiful little -emitransparent red shell. 



Species 287. (Mus. Forbes.) 

 MlTRA PfULirFIANA. Mitr. /<■*/« subfitdfornii-oratd, 

 laevigata, bad liratd; olivaceo-luted, anfractuum parte 

 superiori fusct scente ; columella quadriplicatd. 

 Philippi's Mitre. Shell somewhat fusiformly ovate, 

 smooth, ridged at the base; olive yellow, upper part 

 of the whorl,- brownish: columella four-plaited. 

 Forbes, British Assoc. Report, 1843, p. 140. 

 Hub. Mgezn Sea (dredged from the depth of forty-five 

 fathoms); Forbes. 

 The form of this smooth shining yellow shell is some- 

 what similar to that of the Mitra Grcenlandica. 



pressly striated ; reddish, variously zoned with white, 

 uppermost part of the ribs white ; columella four- 

 plaited. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hoi. ? 



A pretty species the sculpture of which is of a very de- 

 cided character. 



Species 289. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra ciieloxia. Mitr. testa ovatd, spird bm-inscu/d, 

 acuta; Imigatd ; nigrira,,: <ntcd uuicii 



cingulatd; columella triplicatd; labro superne dmtato. 



The tortoise-stone Mitre. Sin II ovate, spire rather 

 short, sharp; smooth; blackish-brown, encircled with 

 a single narrow yellow zone ; columella three-plaited ; 

 lip sinuated at the upper part. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 



Ilab. Island of Burias, Philippines (dredged from sandv 

 mud at the depth of ten fathoms); Cuming. 

 Belonging to that division of the genus of which the 



well-known Mitra ebenus mav be regarded as the type. 



Species 2SS. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra armicer. Mitr. testd elomjatd, subfusiformi, .spird 

 turritd; anfractiius superne angulatis, longitudinaliter 

 costatis, costis ad unguium nodulosis, inferne evanidis .- 

 transversim impresso-striatis ,- ruhidd, albizonatd, costis 

 superne albis .- columella quadriplicatd. 

 The arms-bearing Mitre. Shell elongated, somewhat 

 fusiform, spire turreted; whorls angulated' at the 

 upper part, longitudinally ribbed, ribs nodulous at 

 the angle, fading away beneath; transversely im- | 



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Specie- 290. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra sculptilis. Mitr. trstd t-hmgatd. s'lifi-iitindraced, 

 badpaululum recurvd, ipir/i *»/"/■ 

 gitudinaliti/r rn-briliratd. iiitrnititiix traiisr 

 ter clatlratis ; albicantej '■ maculatd, 



anfractus ullimi parte inferiori ./' 

 cante .- columella quinqueplicatd. 

 The carved Mitre. Shell elongated, somewhat cylin- 

 drical, a little recurved at the base, sutures of the 

 spire rather impressed; longitudinallj closely ridged, 

 interstices transversely strongly latticed; whitish, 

 faintly spotted with pale brown, lower portion of the 

 last whorl pale brown, whitish at the base; columella 

 five-plaited. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1 s I 5. 



II, •!,. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found under stones at 

 low water)-. Cuming. 

 This species is well distinguished by its vm closelj 

 latticed sculpture. 





