CAPSELLA. 



Speoies 8. (Fi_<;. a, b, Mus. Cuniiup;.) 



Capsella crassula. Caps, lesla ovato-tranmersd, mb- 

 triaagulari, ceqidlaterali, transversm inaqualiler utri- 

 aio-snlcatd, epidermide olivaceo-fiacd indutd, ad mii- 

 hoiies erom, latere antico obfMo, semleUiplico, postico 

 I'lle truncalo.flexurd obliqud blparlito. 



The thick Capsella. Shell ovately transverse, sub- 

 triangular, equilateral, transversely unequally stri- 

 ately grooved, covered with an olive-brown epidermis, 

 eroded at the umboes, anterior side obtuse, semi- 

 elliptic, posterior broadly truncated, divided by an 

 oblique flexure. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 349. 



Hab. Philippine Islands. 



Of an oblong subtriangular form, covered with ;; dark 



olive-brown epidermis, which is much eroded aluu; the 



umboes. 



Species 9. (^[us. Cuming.) 



Capsella minor. Caps, testa ovato-tramversd, com- 

 pressd, tenid, subeequilaterali, irregularUer striato- 

 sulcatd, epidermide flavescente vestiid, violaced, obscure 

 radiatd, latere antico obttcso, parum attenuate, superne 

 convexiusculo, declivi, postico angnstiore, attenuato, 

 snbtrimcato,flexHrdvix manifesld hipartito. 

 -The lesser Capsella. Shell ovately transverse, com- 

 pressed, thin, nearly equilateral, irregularly striately 

 grooved, clothed with a yellowish epidermis, violet, 

 obscurely rayed, anterior side obtuse, but little at- 

 tenuated, rather convex and slanting at the upper 

 part, posterior side narrower, attenuated, slightly 

 truncated, divided by a scarcely perceptible flexure. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 34-7. 



Hab. Bay of Manila ; Cuming. 



A compressed violet-tinged species, somewhat flexu- 

 ously attenuated on the posterior side. 



Species 10. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Capsella virescens. Caps, testa- elongato-tra^isversd, 

 tenui, submquitaterali, lavigatd, albidd, versus urn- 

 bones rosacea, nigra radiatim strigatd et trigono-ma- 

 culatd, epidermide nitente olivaceo-viridi indutd, laie- 

 ribus rotiindaibi, postico subJlezuoso-truHcato. 



The green Capsella. SheU elongately transverse, thin, 



Januar 



nearly equilateral, smooth, whitish, rose-tinted to- 

 wards the umboes, radiately streaked and triangu- 

 larly marked with black, covered with a shining olive- 

 green epidermis, sides rounded, posterior slightly 

 flexuosely truncated. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 349. 



Uab. ? 



A rather thin shell, of a ligiit watery olive-green colour, 

 tinged with rose towards the umboes, and obscurely 

 marked with triangular black marks and rays. 



Species 11. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Capsella solenella. Caps, testa elongato-transversd, 

 eUipticd, tumiduld, subaquilaterali, tenuistriatd, epi- 

 dermide olivaced indutd', verms mnbones purpurea, 

 latere antico attenuato-rotundato, postico qnadrato- 

 truncato, gibboso, angulum obtusum formante. 



The little Sulen Capsella. SheU elongately trans- 

 verse, elliptic, rather swoUen, nearly equilateral, finely 

 striated, covered with an olive epidermis, purple to- 

 wards the umboes, anterior side attenuately rounded, 

 posterior side quadrately truncated, gibbous, forming 

 an obtuse angle. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 350. 



Ihb. Bay of Manila ; Cuming. 



Chiefly distinguished by the more gibbous proportions 



of the posterior end, which forms an obtuse angle. 



Species 12. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Capsella lunulata. Caps, testa elongato-transversd, 

 sublrigond, trquilaterali, tenui, translucidd, lavi, epi- 

 dermide nitente olivaceo-corned indutd, griseo-nigri- 

 caiite obscure radiatd, margine superiore utroque latere 

 aqnaliter declivi, latere antico rotundalo, superrie an- 

 gusle lunulato, postico oblique obtuse truncato, angus- 

 tato. 



The lunuled Capsella. Shell elongately transverse, 

 somewhat triangular, equilateral, thin, translucid, 

 smooth, covered with a shining olive horny epidermis, 

 obscurely rayed with greyish-black, upper margin on 

 each side equally slanting, anterior side rounded, 

 narrowly lunuled above, posterior obliquely and ob- 

 tusely truncated and narrowed. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 349. 



1857. 



