NERITA.— Plate II. 



Hnlj. West Indies. 



This well-known species is distinguished from all others 

 by the remarkable blood-stain on the columellar area. 



Species 9. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Nerita funiculata. Ner. testa ovatd, solidd, spird sub- 

 exsei-td, anfractibus rotmidatis, liris tenuibus confertis 

 spiraliter funiculat'is, aperturd subincrassatd, vix ser- 

 ratd, subampliter expansd, ared columellari promises 

 rorrngatd, dentatd ; purpiirascente-nigrd, inter liras 

 pallida. 



The coeded Nerite. Shell ovate, solid, spire slightly 

 exserted, whorls rounded, spirally corded with fine 

 close-set ridges, aperture rather thickened, scarcely 

 serrated, rather largely expanded, columellar area 

 ])romiscuously wrinkled ; purple-black, pale between 

 the ridges. 



Hah. ? 



The sculpture of this species resembles that of N. U- 



iieata, except that the ridges are closer set. In the broad 



expanded aperture and wrinkled columellar area, it differ.* 



from that species materially. 



