ana.st(j:\ia. 



The largest of the genus, rather rudely tumidly con- 

 voluted, the aperture being white and conspicuously ex- 

 panded. 



Species 4. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Anastoma Verreauxiakum. Anad. testa depresse or- 

 bicidari, subrude tumidd, ad peripkeriam stepe sub- 

 cnrinatn, fulvescente, livido-purpurascente tinctd, rufo- 

 caslaneo sparsim mociilatd, supra arcuato-striatd, infra 

 corriigalo-striald, hibro livido-purpurascente. 



Vekreaijx's Anastoma. Shell depressly orbicular, 

 somewhat rudely swollen, often keeled at the peri- 

 phery, fulvous, tinged with livid piu-j5le, sparingly 

 blotched with reddish-chestnut, arcuately striated 

 above, wrinkle-striated beneath, lip livid pui-ple. 



HuPE, Journ. Conch, vol. 5. p. 352. 



Hab. Brazil, 



Distinguished by its livid purple colouring, tspcri:ill\ 

 about the aperture. 



Species 5. (Fig. a, b, Mus, Cuming.) 



Anastoma Deshayesianum. Anast. testa depressi or- 

 bicularis iumidiusculd, ad periplii'riaiu parum canalicu- 

 latd, albidd, rufo-castatieo maculatd et fasciald, supra 

 ltsvi[iutd,i)ifra corriiijato-slriald,aperturdsuhcoulractd. 



Deshayes' Anastoma. Shell depressly orbicular, rather 

 swollen, but little keeled at the periphery, whitish, 

 blotched and banded with reddish-chestnut, smooth 

 above, wrinkle- striated beneath, aperture rather con- 

 tracted. 



Fischer, Journ. Conch, vol. 5. p. 3.50. pi. 12. f. 1, 2. 



Bub. Brazil. 



This has very much the appearance of being a dwarf 

 variety of A. riugens. 



