H A M I N E A 



Species 25. (Miis., late Metcalfe.) 



IIaminea succinea. Ham. tedd cy Unci ricd, parrd, feniii, 

 diaphand, miimtimiiie /raiisverse siriatd; co/iiwe//d 

 recliusculd, ultimo anfractu post cohmellam coucnrd ; 

 lahro recto, apice trimcalo ; aperturd aiitice rotiiii- 

 dnto. 



The amber, IIaminea. Slicll cylindrical, small, tliiii, 

 diaphanous, very minutely transversely striated ; co- 

 lumella rather straight, last whorl concave behind 

 the columella : outer lip straight, apex truncated : 

 aperture rounded anteriorly. 



CoXKAD, Proc. Acad. Nat. Soc. Philadelphia, 1846. 



Hnh. Tampa Bay. 



Species 26. (Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 



IJAMLSEA AMBIGUA. H(im. testd parvd, alba, transrerxi 

 .striata, tenuissimd, elonfjato-cylindricd ; aperliirn aii- 

 gnild, recta, apice ancjmto, coucaro ; coliiii/elld rec- 

 tiiiac/ild. 



I'llE AMBIGUOUS Haminea. Shell small, white, trans- 

 versely striated, very thin, elougate-cyiindrical ; aper- 

 ture narrow, straight; apex narrow, concave; culu- 

 raella nearly straight. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thesaurus Couchyliorum ; Bulla, 

 sp. 69. fig. 97. 



Ilafj. Port King George, New Ireland. 

 This species is rather like an Atys in the form of the 



Species 37. (Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 



IIaminea glabra. Ham. test d parvd, alM,solidiusciild, 

 iiileiiti, striis tenuisisiinis suli/lisfaiilib/is iiisciilptd, or/i- 

 lo-C)/Und raced, citrtd, idrinque late truncatd ; aper- 

 turd antici dilatald ; coluDieUd teiiiiissiiiid, rectini- 

 ridd. 



The shining Haminea. Shell small, white, r;\ther 

 solid, shining, sculptured with very fine, rather dis- 

 tant stria?, ovate-cylindrical, short, broadly tnincated 

 at both ends; aperture anteriorly dilated ; columella 

 very thin, rather straight. 



.\. .\dams, Sowerby's Thesaurus Couchyliorum ; BuUa, 

 sp. 68. f. 96. 



Hah. ? 



The locality of this interesting little species Is not 

 known. 



Species 28. (Mus., late Metcalfe.) 



Haminea castanea. Ham. tentd oratd, solidiuscidd, 

 grised, leevigatd, epidermide ferriigined iudutd, vermis 

 aplcem subangustatd, antic? leviler dilatatd ; apice 

 iimhiUcato ; labro supra aplcem. rotmido ; columclld 

 alhd, recliusculd, aiitice attetiuald. 



The chestnut Haminea. Shell ovate, rather solid, 

 grey, smooth, covered with a ferruginous epidermis, 

 rather narrowed towards the apex, anteriorly slightly 

 ex])au(led ; apes umbilicated; outer lip rounded 

 above the apex; columella white, rather straight, at- 

 tenuated anteriorly. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Tliesaurus Conchyliorum ; Bulla, 

 sp. 78, a, f. 106, a. 



Hah. ■ 't 



Species 29. (Fig H, b, Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 



Haminea crocata. Ham. testd teiiiii, polild, auranlio- 

 fulm, suhcorued, obloiigd, subcylindraced, poslice. an- 

 gustatd, laterihus reclis ; apice umlnlicatn ; labro supra 

 apicera rolundatim elevato ; aperturd antice expanso ; 

 columella arcuatd, albd. 



The saffron Haminea. Shell thin, polished, orange- 

 fulvous, subeorneous, oblong, subcylindrical, nar- 

 rowed posteriorly with straight sides; apex umbili- 

 cated ; outer lip above the apex roundly elevated ; 

 aperture anteriorly expanded ; columella arched, 

 white. 



Pease, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 19. 



Hub. ■ •? 



Species 30. (Mus. Cuming in r>i-it.) 

 Hajiinea FERIUGINEA. Ham. U'std ocatd, ti'iiui.ferru- 

 yiued, injlald, postice subaiigusiatd ; apice rotuiidatii, 

 umbiUcato ; labio externa supra ajdcem elevato, sub- 

 acuminata, supra medium peroblique producto ; aper- 

 turd antice rotundatd ; columelld valide arcuatd. 

 The ferkuginous Haminea. Shell ovale, thin, ferru- 

 ginous, inflated, posteriorly slightly narrowed ; apex 

 roiuided, umbilicated; outer lip elevated above flu- 



Julv, 1S68. 



