CAPSELLA.— Plate II. 



Hub. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a delicate transparent horny aspect, thougli .solid, 

 fnintly rayed, distinguished by a narrow lunule, which in 

 other species of the genus is either wanting or but slightly 

 indicated. 



Species 13. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Capsella CANDIDA. Caps, testa elongato-transversd, so- 

 lididd, gibbosd, sttbeBquilaterali, dense tenukiriatii, 

 alba, epidermide temd fibrosa versus viargiiiem indutd, 

 latere antico rotundato, postko paulo longiore, sub- 

 quadrato-lruncato, mtgulum obtummfornuinte. 

 The white Capsella. Shell elongately transverse, 

 rather solid, gibbous, nearly equilateral, densely 

 finely striated, white, covered towards the margins 

 with a slight fibrous epidermis, anterior side rounded, 

 posterior rather the longer, subquadrately truncated, 

 forming an obtuse angle. 

 llab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



A white squarely elongated species, of solid gibbous 

 growth, covered towards the margin with a slight deci- 

 duous fibrous epidermis. 



Species 14. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Capsella tenuis. Caps, testa eloiigato-lransversd, con- 

 vexiusculd, subaguilaterali, teimi, striato-mdcatd, epi- 

 dermide corned nitenie indutd, ad mnbones svberosd, 

 lateribus rotundatis, postico subcomprenso. 



The thin Capsella. Shell elongately transverse, rather 

 convex, nearly equilateral, thin, striately grooved, 

 covered with a shining horny epidermis, sligiitly 

 eroded at the umboes, sides rounded, the posterior 

 rather compressed. 



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



Hub. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a rather simple elongated form, with the sides al- 

 most equally rounded. 



Species 15. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Capsella eosacea. Caps, testa elongato-transversd, de- 

 pressiusculd, tenui, subeequilaterali, tenuutriatd, epi- 

 dermide rosaceo-stramined indutd, violaceo paucira- 

 diatd, latere antico rotundato, postico snhlongiore, ob- 

 lique compresso-trmicato. 

 The eose-tinted Capsella. Shell elongately trans- 

 verse, rather depressed, thin, nearly equilateral, finely 

 striated, covered with a rose-tinted straw-coloured 

 epidermis, with a few violet rays, anterior side 

 rounded, posterior rather the longer, obliquely com- 

 pressly truncated. 

 Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 348. 

 Hab. Philippine Islands. 



Chiefly distinguished by its light rose-tinged straw- 

 colour, sparingly rayed with violet. 



Species 16. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Capsella Layaedi. Caps, tesld ovato-trattsversd, tenui, 

 fragili, convexinsculd, subaquilaterali, irregulariter 

 sfriafo-sulcald, epidermide nilente olicaceo-corned in- 

 dutd, obscure purpiireo radiatd, lateribus obtuse roluu- 

 datis, ab mnionibus decUvibus. 



L.a.yaed's Capsella. Shell ovately transverse, thin, 

 fragile, rather convex, nearly equilateral, ii-regularly 

 striately grooved, covered with a shining olive-horny 

 epidermis, faintly purple - rayed, sides obtusely 

 rounded, sloping from the umboes. 



Desh.^yes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1854, p. 148. 



Hab. Ceylon ; E. F. Layard. 



A shell of very light structure, covered with a shining 



horny epidermis, rayed with purple, which is best seen iu 



the interior. 



