ERATO. 



Plate III. 



Species 11. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Er.\to MINUTA. Eral. tesld subglobosd, pellucidd, vilred, 

 spird parvd, anfractibus rotundato-iiiflatis, labro tenui- 

 ciilu, columelld ad basin contrncld. 



The minute Erato. Shell subglobose, transparent, 

 glassy, spire small, whorls rotundately inflated, lip 

 rather thin, columella contracted at the base. 



JIab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



A minute glassy shell, partaking very much of the cha- 

 racter of Marginella. 



Species 12. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Erato cokrugata. Eral. testa ovatd, pyriformi, flaves- 

 cente-albd, spird obtusd, anfractibus tumid iuscidis, su- 

 perne miiiiiie obscure corrngatis, columelld labroque 

 valde tumidis, aperturd perangustd. 



The wrinkled Erato. Shell ovately pyriforra, yellow- 

 ish-white, spire obtuse, whorls rather swollen, ob- 

 scurely minutely wrinkled at the upper part, columella 

 and lip much swollen, aperture very narrow. 



Hinds, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Island of Mindoro, Philippines (in sandy mud, at a 

 depth of eight fathoms) ; Cuming. 



There are but the faintest possible indications of wrinkles 

 in this species. 



Species 13. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Erato angistoma. Eral. testa globoso-pgriformi,livido- 

 albd, nilente, spird parvd, anfractibus superne rolun- 

 datis, miuutissiniK corrugatis, iiiferiie constriclis, labro 

 tuiuido, subangulato-producto. 



The narrow-mouth Erato. Shell globosely pyrifomi, 

 livid-white, shining, spire small, whorls rounded, verv 

 minutely wrinkled at the upper part, constricted at 

 the lower, lip swollen, somewhat angularly produced. 



SowERBY, Conch. lUus. f. 51. 



Hab. East Indies. 



Chiefly distinguished by its globose form, much con- 

 stricted at the base. 



Species l-t. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Erato svlcifera. Erat. testa subtrigono-pyriformi, sor- 

 dide albd, obscure fasciatd, spird exsertiusculd, anfrac- 

 tibus superne subangulatis, labro tumido, aperturd an- 

 gustd. 



The grooved Erato. Shell somewhat triangularly py- 

 riform, dull white, obscurely banded, spire rather ex- 

 serted, whorls slightly angled round the upper part, 

 lip swollen, aperture narrow. 



Gray, Sowerby, Conch. lUus. f. 46. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a somewhat triangular form, with the spire more 

 than usually exserted. 



Fig. 15. (Mus. Cuming.) 



This specimen is named in Mr. Cuming's collection E. 

 guttata, but it is in such a bad state tliat I must refrain 

 from describing it as a species. 



Species 16. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Erato pellucida. Erat. tesld subgloboso-pyriformi, pel- 

 lucido-albd, nilente, spird conicd, anfractibus superne 

 declivi-angulatis, labro tumido, varicoso, aperturd an- 

 gustd. 



The transparent Erato. Shell somewhat globosely 

 pyi'iform, transparent white, shining, spire conical, 

 whorls slopingly angled round the upper part, lip 

 swollen, varicose, aperture narrow. 



Hab. Bombay. 



A small East Indian species, distinguished by the sloping 

 angularity of the upper part of the whorls, and by the 

 transparent substance of its shell, the internal columellar 

 axis being visible throughout. 



Species 17. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Erato Sandwicensis. Erat. tesld subelongato-pyriformi, 

 sordidi albd, supra et infra fuscescente latifasciatd, 

 spird conico-exsertd, anfractibus superne obtuse angn- 

 latis, aperturd angustd. 



The Sandwich Erato. Shell somewhat elongately py- 



March, 1865. 



