PYRAMIDELLA 



Plate IV. 



Species 24. (Mus. Cuming:.) 



Pyramidella pulchella. Pijr. testa subulatd, acitmi- 

 natd, IcEvigatd, nitidd, alba, anfmctibiis circa decern, 

 planulutis,-lined rubrd in medio et alterd infra cinctis, 

 stitiird lineari, ultimo aiifractit subangulato, aperturd 

 siibovali, cohmelld recta, labro tenui, simplici. 



The beautifdl Pyramidella. Shell subulate, acuiui- 

 nate, smooth, shining, white, whorls about ten, flat, 

 with a red line at the suture, showing in the centre 

 of the last whorl, and another at the base, last whorl 

 slightly angular, aperture rather oval, columella 

 straight, outer lip thin, simple. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Obeliscus sp. 13. 



Hab. Japan ; Cuming. 



A beautifully-polished, pyramidal species, with a neat 

 red line at the centre or suture of the whorls. 



Species 25. (Fig, a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Pyramidella aclis. Pgr. iestd elongato-subulatd, acu- 

 minata, fidvo-anrantiacd, nitidd, anfraetibus circa tre- 

 decim,planis, siitnrd profunda, aperturd parvd, obliqnn, 

 oblongd, columelld reflexd, uniplicatd, labro tenui. 



The dart Pyramidella. Shell elongately subulate, acu- 

 minate, orange-brown, shining, whorls about thirteen, 

 flat, with deep suture, aperture small, oblique, oblong, 

 columella reflected, with one strong plait, outer lip thin. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Obeliscus sp. 26. 



Hab. Loay, Island of Bohol, Philippines ; Cuming. 



A long, narrow, uniformly-coloured species, with nu- 

 merous whorls divided by a deep suture. 



Species 26. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Pyramidella hastata. Tyr. testa subulatd, acuminata, 

 leevigafd, nitidd, pallida ftlvd, seu albd, longitudina- 

 liter leviter striata, anfraetibus circa tredecim, plu- 

 nulatis, ad sutnras creberrivie crenulatis, suturd pro- 

 funda, anfractu ultimo subangulato, medio sulcata, 

 aperturd subangulatd, columelld rectd, brevi, tripli- 

 catd, mnbilico parvo, varice spirali circumscripto, 

 labro tenui. 



The spear Pyramidella. Shell subulate, sharp-pointed, 

 smooth, shining, white or pale-brown, longitudinal! \ 



lightly striated, whorls about thirteen, minutely 

 crenulated at the suture, suture deep, last whorl 

 slightly angular, with a groove in the centre, columella 

 straight, sliort, triplicate, a small umbilicus defined 

 by a spiral varix, outer lip thin. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Obeliscus sp. 24. 



Hab. ? 



A groove in the centre of the whorls, which are mi- 

 nutely crenulated on their upper edges, and forming a 

 deep suture, distinguishes this elegant species from others 

 similarly shaped. 



Species 27. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Pyramidella aciculata. Pyr. testa elongato-subulatd, 

 acuminata, nitente, pallide fulvd, anfraetibus 7iume- 

 rosis, subventricosis, suturd profunda, anfractu ultimo 

 rotundato, aperturd ovali, parvd, columelld subrefexd, 

 uniplicatd, labro tenui. 



The pointed Pyramidella. Shell elongate, subulate, 

 sharp, shining, pale-fulvous, whorls numerous, rather 

 ventricose, suture deep, last whorl rounded, aperture 

 oval, small, columella reflected, with one strong plait, 

 outer lip thin. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Obeliscus sp. 1.5. 



Hab. Island of Mindoro, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Differing from P. aclis in the deeply-impressed suture 

 and in the shape of the whorls, which, although slightly 

 ventricose, are yet slightly compressed in the centre. 



Species 28. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Pyramidella attenuata. Pyr.testd angustd, subulatd, 

 vix umbilieatd, albidd, tenui, spiraliter mimitissime 

 striata, anfraetibus plards, suturd profunda, apice pa- 

 pulosa, aperturd parvd, columelld reflexd, uniplicatd, 

 labro tenui. 



The attenuated Pyramidella. Shell nan-ow, subu- 

 late, scarcely umbilicated, whitish, thin, spirally very 

 minutely striated, whorls flat, suture impressed, apex 

 papillary, aperture small, columella reflected, unipli- 

 cate, outer lip thin. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Obeliscus sp. 23. 



Hab. Island of Bohol, Philippines (tuuler stones at low 

 water) ; Cuming. 



October, 1865. 



