T R N A T E L L A . 



Plate IV. 



Species H'l. (.Mas. Cuiniu;;.) 



ToilNATELLA NiPHONENSIS. Toni. tentd UValo-tlirbikutd, 

 minute imihUicatd, traasotrsim uudiqne coiiferlbii. ti- 

 neari-sulcald, albd, colttuiMd vix plicutd. 



The Niphon Tornatella. Shell ovntely turbinated, 

 minutely unibilicated, transversely closely liuearly- 

 grooved throughout, white, columella scarcely plaited. 



Leuculina Niphui/eiisis, Adams, MS. in Mus. Cumiug. 



JIad. Niphon, Japan ; A. Adams. 



A very small, turbinated shell, closely spirally linearly 

 grooved throughout. 



Species 17. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tokxatella punctato-stkiata. 'font, tedd mhoh- 

 longo-ovatd, trarisversim minute lineariter puiictato- 

 striatd, pellucido-albd, spird exsertd, colmiielld teiiui- 

 plicatd. 



The punctured-striated Tornatella. Shell rather 

 oblong-ovate, transversely minutely linearly punc- 

 tured-striated, transparent white, spire exserted, co- 

 lumella thinly plaited. 



Acteon piinclalo-iitriata, C. B. Adams, MS. in Mas. Cu- 

 ming. 



Hah. New York Bay, United States (dredged from the 

 depth of sixteen fathoms). 



A small, semitrausparent shell, with the spire rather 

 exserted, and the surface finely spirally punctured-striated 

 throughout. 



Species 18. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella oryza. Turn, tostd ovatd, solidinscidd, 

 transversim undique lineari-stilcatd, ebiinted, columella 

 ■nibpromiaenti unipUcald. 

 The rice-grain Tornatella. Shell ovate, rather solid, 

 transversely linearly grooved throughout, ivory-white, 

 columella rather prominently one-plaited. 

 llEEVE, Pro. Zool. Soc. lSi3, p. (32. 

 Hah. Catbalonga, Island of Luzon, PhUippines; Cuming. 

 Of more solid structure than the preceding species, par- 

 taking more of the typical character of the genus. 



Species 19. (Fig. «, h, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella DiaX-E. Tom. ledd ovato-turbinatd, trinis- 

 cersua inidiqiie coiifeitim lirutd, opaco-ulbd, spird co/i- 

 .spiciiK pi/ramidali-e.vsertd, columelld parmii plicatd. 



Diana's Torxatella. Shell ovately turbinatetl, trans- 

 versely closely ridged throughout, opake white, spire, 

 conspicuously pyramidally exserted, columella but 

 little plicated. 



Leucoliiia Dinna, Adams, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hub. Japan ; Dr. Siebah!. 



It will be observed that this interesting shell is (juite an 

 abnormal form of Tornatella. The coluuiella-plait is only 

 very moderately ileveloped. 



Species 20. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



ToRNATELL.i MODESTA. Torn, leistd pijraniidali-tarbi- 

 nald, transversim vndiqne temic lineari-sulcatd, nitente- 

 albd, spird acute acuininatd, columelld vix plicatd, 

 aperturd parvd. 



The MODEST Tornatella. Shell pyramichdly turbinated, 

 transversely finely linearly grooved throughout, shin- 

 ing white, spire sharply acuminated, columella scarcely 

 plaited, aperture small. 



Acteon inodesla, Adams, ilS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hub. Island of Correjidor, Philippines (dredged from the 

 depth of seven fathoms) ; Cuming. 



ChieHy distinguished by its narrow, pyramidally turbi- 

 nated form. 



Species 21. (Fig. (?, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tornatella lyr.vta. Tom. testa pyramidali-turbinutd, 

 transversim undique prominenle liratd et sulcata, albd, 

 spird acute acuminata, columelld par um plicatd, aper- 

 turd parvd. 



The stringed Tornatella. Shell pyramidally turbi- 

 nated, transversely prominently ridged and grooved 

 throughout, while, spire sharply acuminated, colu- 

 mella but liitle plaited, aperture small. 



Parthenia hjrata. Carpenter, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Ilab. Hongkong. 



June, 1865. 



