MITEA.— Plate XXXV. 



Species 291. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra spicata. Mitr. testa fusiformi, spird acumiualo- 

 turriid ; aufractibus longitudinaliter crebricostatis, su- 

 peme acutangutis, costis ad angulum luhereulato-nodosis, 

 anfractu ultimo medio e.nliler noduloso, costis fere ob- 

 soletis ; palliile fuled : coluuielld quadriplicatd. 



The spiked Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire acuminately 

 turreted ; whorls longitudinally closely ribbed, sharply 

 angled at the upper part, ribs tubercularly noduled on 

 the angle, last whorl faintly noduled round the middle, 

 ribs nearly obsolete ; pale fulvous colour ; columella 

 four-plaited. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hob. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found on the sands) ; 

 Cuming. 

 The upper whorls of this shell are longitudinally finely 



ribbed, but there is very slight indication of ribs upon the 



lower. 



Species 292. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra hebes. Mitr. testa fusiformi, spird acuminata ; 

 lineis profundi impres.sis transversis et longitudinalibus 

 mdique creberrime decussatd; albicante ; columella 

 quadriplicatd. 



The dull Mitre. Shell fusiform, spire acuminated ; 

 very closely decussated throughout with deeply im- 

 pressed transverse and longitudinal lines ; whitish ; 

 columella four-plaited. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



Hah. ? 



The entire surface of this shell is decussated with narrow 



deeply cut lines. 



Species 293. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra analogica. Mitr. testa ovato-oblongd, basi con- 

 tractu, sulcata' ; spine aufractibus longitudinaliter pli- 

 cato-costatis, anfractu ultimo hnigato ; nigricante- 

 fuscd, zonula' luted cingiilald ; columella triplicate!. 

 The analogous Mitre. Shell ovately oblong, contracted 

 and grooved at the base ; whorls of the spire longi- 

 tudinally plieately ribbed, last whorl smooth ; very 



dark brown, encircled with a narrow yellow zone ; 



columella three-plaited. 

 Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1845. 



Hoi. ? 



This species has the appearance of being the foreign 

 analogue of the little Mitra Savignii, than which it is of 

 much larger and bolder proportions. 



Species 294. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Mitra bilineata. Mitr. testa ovatd, solidiusculd, spird 



acuminata ; longiludiualiler xiiliolmolete plicatd, laevi- 

 gata, polild ; ttigerrimo-fascd, apicem versus albicante, 

 li ilris iluabus lufeis ei iiijuliilii ; columella i/niili/iieji/iea/d 



The two-line Mitre. Shell ovate, rather solid, spire 

 acuminated ; longitudinally somewhat obsoletely pli- 

 cated, smooth, polished ; very dark brown, whitish 

 towards the apex, encircled with two yellow lines ; 

 columella five-plaited. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 



flab. ? 



A hard, polished, blackish brown shell, encircled with 



two distant yellow lines 



Species 295. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mitra corniccla. Mitr. testa oblongo-ovatd, spird bre- 

 viusculd, snbobtusd, basi subtruncatd ; laevigata, basi 

 impresso-striatd ; corneo-fuscescente ; columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The horny Mitre. Shell oblong-ovate, spire rather 

 short, somewhat obtuse, slightly truncated at the 

 base ; smooth, impressly striated at the base ; horny 

 brown ; columella four-plaited. 



Deshayes, Anim. sans vert., vol. x. p. 324. note. 



Voluta cornicida, Linn, (not of Schroeter, nor Gmelin.) 

 Mitra cornea, Lamarck. 

 Voluta laevigata, Gmelin. 



Hah. Mediterranean and iEgean Seas (found among weed 

 upon the shore) ; Forbes. 

 I have much pleasure in adopting M. Peshayes' name 



for this species, believing it to be the true Voluta cornicida 



of Linnaeus. 



