CERITHIUM.— Plate XIV. 



Species 96. 



Ceeithium aspeuum. CeritJi. testa pyramidatd, acii- 

 minald, fused, longitudinaliier plicatd, lineis caslaneis 

 noduliferis regulariter cinctd, inter tineas minute stri- 

 atd; anfractihus uovem, ultimis subangidatis, nodulis 

 acuiis; aperturd breviusculd, tabro crasso, crenulato, 

 canali brevi, aperto. 



The roughened Ceeithium. Shell pyramidal, acu- 

 minated, brown, longitudinally plicated, regularly 

 girt with chestnut noduliferous lines, between the 

 lines minutely striated ; whorls nine, the last rather 

 angulated, nodules sharp ; aperture rather short, 

 outer lip thick, crenulated, canal short, open. 



Pease, Pro. Zool. Soc. 



Hah. Sandwich Islands. 



The colour of this pretty little species is pale-brown, 

 and the lines of tubercles are defined by their dark-chest- 

 nut colour. 



Species 97. 



Cekituium maculosum. Cerilh. testd brevi, ovali, lon- 

 gitudinaliier plicatd, albd,punctisfuscis minutis sparsd, 

 ad suturam inter nodulos macxdatd ; anfractibus (piin- 

 que ad suturam crenatis, supra medium angulatis, ad 

 angulum plicatis, plicis magnis, distantibus ; anfractu 

 nliimo striata ; aperturd subovali, labro incrassato, 

 Uneatim maculato, canali brevissimo, lineari. 



The spotted Cerithium. Shell short, oval, longitu- 

 dinally plicated, white, sprinkled with minute brown 

 spots, spotted at the suture between the nodules; 



whorls five, crenated at the suture, angulated above 

 the middle, plicated at the angle, plaits large and 

 distant, the last whorl striated ; aperture ratlier oval, 

 outer lip thickened, linearly spotted, canal very short, 

 linear. 

 Michaels. 



Hab. ? 



A narrower shell than C. nassoides, with a striated sur- 

 face. 



Species 98. 

 Cerithium crassilabkuji. Cerith. testd parvd, pyrami- 

 datd, scabrd, albd, castaneo, sparsim maculatd et 

 punctatd ; anfractibus octo, costellatis, supra medium 

 angulatis, ad suturam moniliferis, ad angulum et infra 

 costelUs tuberculiferis duabus cum, lineis elevatis in- 

 termediis cinctis ; aperturd latd, subrotnndd, columella 

 breviusculd, canali brevi, lineari labro subexpanso, 

 crenulato, punctata. 

 The thick-lipped Cerithium. Shell small, pyra- 

 midal, scabrous, white, sparingly spotted and dotted 

 with chestnut ; whorls eight, ribbed, angulated above 

 the middle, beaded at the suture, girt at and under 

 the angle with two tuberoulated ribs and interme- 

 diate elevated lines; aperture wide, rather round, 

 columella rather short, canal short, linear, outer lip 

 slightly expanded, crenulated, spotted. 

 Krauss, Ind. Moll. t. vi. f 10. 

 Hab. Port Natal. 



A small shell, with angular whorls, not unlike some 

 varieties of C. mediterraneum, but more delicately sculp- 

 tured and finely punctured. 



