TORNATELLA. 



Plate IT. 



Species 5. (Mus. Cuming.) 



■J'ouNATELLA NITIDULA. Torn, teitd subahbrevlato-ovatd, 

 solidd, Ifcvigatd, jiitente, ad basin liueari-siilcatd, ro- 

 mceo-carned, spird parvd, acutd, columdld biplicatd, 

 plica si/periore fere obsoleld, iiiferiore valde promiyiente. 



'i'llE SHINING ToENATELLA. Shell rather sliortly ovate, 

 solid, smooth, shining, linearly grooved at the base, 

 pinkish rtesh-coloiir, spire small, sharp, columella 

 tu'o-plaited, upper plait nearly obsolete, lower very 

 prominent. 



Lamauck, Anim. sans vert. p. 42. 



Hub. Singapore ; Island of Bohol, Philippines (in sandy 

 mud, at the depth of eleven fathoms) ; Cuming. 



A very solid, callous shell, grooved at the base only. 



Species 6. (Fig. a, b, JIus. Cuming.) 



ToRNATELLA tessellata. Torit. testd subcylindraceo- 

 ovatd, transversim irregulariter punctato-sulcatd, albd, 

 moculis carneis tessellata, apice acuto, columella bipli- 

 catd, plied s/iperiori fere obsoletd. 



'I'he tessellated Tornatella. Shell somewhat cy- 

 lindrically ovate, transversely irregularly punctured- 

 grooved, white, tessellated with flesh-tinted spots, 

 apex sharp, columella two-plaited, the upper plait 

 nearly obsolete. 



liKEVE, Pro. Zool. Soe. 18 12, p. GO. 



Hub. Red Sea (on the sands at low water) ; Dr. Kiippell. 



A small species, tessellated with spots of a pinkish 

 dcsh-colour. 



Species 7. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella tornatilis. Torn, testa oblongo-omtd, 

 transversim undique dense lirato-striatd, sordide ear- 

 ned, fasciis albis nunc una nunc duabus cingulatd, spird 

 subexsertd, columelld nniplicatd. 



The turned Tornatella. Shell oblong-ovate, trans- 

 versely closely rii)-striated throughout, dull flesh- 

 colour, encircled with one or tw'o white bands, spire 

 somewhat exserted, columella one-plaited. 



Valuta tornatilis, Linneei^s, Syst. Nat. p. 11S7. 

 Auricula bifasciata, Martini. 

 Turbo avails. Da Costa. 

 Bulimus tornatilis, Bruguiere. 

 Tornatilla fjsciata, Lamarck. 



Tornatella tornatilis, Fleming. 

 Speo bifasciatus, Risso. 

 Tornatella pellucida, Macgillivray. 

 Tornatella pusilla, Macgillivray. 

 Jct(eon tornatilis. Alder. 

 Hab. European Seas, from the coasts of Norwav to the 

 MediteiTanean (in sandy mud, from the verge of low 

 water to the depth of sixty fathoms) ; Forbes and 

 Hanley. 



This well-known species is encircled sometimes with 

 two white bands, sometimes with onlv one. 



Species 8. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella virgata. Torn, testa obeso-ovatd, trans- 

 versim nndii/ue tenue lineari-snlcutd, eburned, nigra 

 conspicue oblique virgatd, spird brevi, subal/tusd, apici- 

 acutd, columelld nniplicatd. 



The streaked Tornatella. Shell stoutly ovate, trans- 

 versely finely linearly grooved throughout, ivory- 

 white, conspicuously obliquely streaked with black, 

 spire short, rather obtuse, apex sharp, columella one- 

 plaited. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843. pi. 61 ; Conch. Syst. vol. ii. 

 pi 206. f. 8, 9. 



JIab. Island of Masbate, Philippines (in sandy mud, at 

 the depth of seven fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 Singularly distinct from any other species of the genus. 



Species 9. (Fig. a, b, c, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella sutukalis. Torn, testa ovatd, nunc abbre- 

 viald, obesn, nunc angustd, transversim undique dense, 

 punctalo-striatd, albd punctis niyris peculinriter pi/ie- 

 ritd, apice acuta, columelld uniplicatd. 



The sutured Tornatella. Shell ovate, sometimes 

 short, stout, sometimes narrow, transverselv denscdv 

 punctured-striated throughout, white, peculiarly 

 peppered with black dots, ape.\ sharp, columella 

 one-plaited. 



Adams, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Japan ; Adams. Puerto Galero, Island of Mindoro, 

 Philippines (dredged from the depth of six fathoms); 

 Cuming. 



There is a very characteristic peculiarity about the dotted 

 |iainting of this species, such as to distinguish it at once 

 from that of T. solidula. 



June, 1865. 



