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brlcantibus, sulcis tribus reclivantibus aratis ; periplierlu obtusa ; basi 

 planulato, imperforato, striis concentricis insculpto : apertura sub- 

 quadrata ; columella brevi, porcellana, antice attenuatfi ; fauce argil- 

 lacea, levi. Axis, 15 ; diam. 12 millim. Habitat ? 



ZizrPHiNUS INFUSCATUS. T. parva, conica, albida maculis fuscis 

 subquadratis plcta; anfr. 8, seriebus 7 granularum (minoribus sa?pe 

 additis) quarum suturall et periphericri subquadratis et plerumque 

 tessellatis ; basi convexo, fills 8 concentricis, radiatim clathratis in- 

 sculpto ; reg-ione umbilicali excayato, imperforato : apertura subqua- 

 drata ad columellam angulata ; columella postice rotundata, antice 

 obsolete dentata ; fauce margaritacea. Axis, 10 ; diam. 9 millim. 

 Inhabits Kagosima Bay. AV. S. 



Possibly may be the young of ^. pyramis ; also like Z. millegranus. 



ZiziPHiNUS ACUTUS. T. minuta, acute conica, prasina rosaceo et 

 albo variegata, striis tenuibus volventibus impressa, interspatiis con- 

 cinne clathratis; anfr. 8 subconcavis antice dilatatione interdum 

 duplici etiam noduloso munitis ; basi conrexiusculo, regione umbilicali 

 rosaceo, vix perforate : apertura subquadrata. Axis, 4 ; diam. 3 mil- 

 lim. Inhabits Eastern Coral Seas. W. S. 



ZiziPHixus uiiBANUS. T. parva, ovato-conica, cinerea, ad suturam 

 et ad peripheriam maculis quadratis pallidis et fuscis seriatim articu- 

 latis ornata, liris ordinatis simplicibus ad 6 (interdum nonnvdlis tenui- 

 oribus) cincta, interspatiis exiliter clathratis ; anfr. 7 convexis ; 

 peripheria obtusa ; basi concavo ; umbilico modico, costa marginato : 

 apertura subcircularis ; columella arcuata, margine erecto. Axis, 6 ; 

 diam. 5 millim. Inhabits Kagosima Bay. W. S. 



POLYDONTA (Infundibulum) lacertinum. T. depresso-conica, 

 cinerea olivaceo variegata ; anfr. 10 sub-concavis supernis seriatim 

 granulosis et ad suturam inconspicuam subcrenulatis, ultimo imprimis 

 granulis compressis obliquis seriatim cincto, tunc serie minori, deinde 

 duobus remotioribus medianis, postea serie minori, denique ad peri- 

 pheriam duobus majoribus ; basi vix convexo, liris granulosis fusco 

 maculatis insculpto ; umbilico lato, polito, nacreo ; columella lobata, 

 Hexuosa ; fauce margaritacea : apertura dolabriformis ; labro acuto. 

 Diam. et axis, 25 millim. Inhabits Hong Kong Harbor. W. S. 



Resembles P. Hanleyamis Re. but has fewer series of granules, and 

 is granular beneath. 



PoLYDONTA (Infuudibulum) gloriosum. T. depresso-conica, 

 solida, straminea flammulis rosaceis alternantibus picta ; anfr. 8, 

 postice seriebus tribus granularum et antic^ nodulis elongatis com- 

 pressis circ. 16 ornatis; basi complanato, stellato, liris 6 granulatis 

 fusco articulatis insculpto; infundibulo albo polito costis duabus 

 cincto : columella edentata ; fauce margaritacea, tricostata. Axis et 

 diam 30 millim. Inhabits Japan. W. S. 



