E U L I i\I A 



Plate I. 



Genus EULIMA, llisso. 



Testa elonyata, mullispiral'm, polUu; varicwiis impresds, fre- 

 quenter lateralibns, cuntinuis ; apice acuto,pleriimque 

 tortuo ; aperturd ovuld, superne ucmiunalu, labia iii- 

 terno rijtexo, axi imperforato, lahro iucrasisato ; oper- 

 culo cornea, ovala, subspirali. 



Shell elongate, niany-wliorled, polisbed, with impressed 

 varices, frequently lateral, continuous, apex acute, 

 generally tortuous; aperture ovate, acuminated above, 

 inner lip reflected, axis imperforate ; operculum 

 horny, oval, subspiral. 



A monograph of Enlima and other allied genera of 

 turreted shells, by Mr. Arthur Adams, in Mr. Sowerby's 

 'Thesaurus,' in the year 1854. A few interesting species 

 have been added to the list, several of which we are en- 

 abled to figure through the kindness of Mr. G. F. Angas. 

 The species appear to a bound most in the groups of the Pa- 

 cific. The Indian Seas, China, and the Philippines present 

 a considerable number of species. E.polUa and E. disiorla 

 are the British representatives of the genus. 



The genus Eulima, as described above, is distinguished 

 from Nkso in being imperforate, and from Leiastraca in 

 characters to be described in the monograph of that genus. 



Species 1. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima articulata. EhI. testa acuminato-pijramidatd, 

 albd,fusco articidatd et marmoratd ; anfractihm suh- 

 rotundatis, varicibus subpronumdis, labia externa cras- 

 siusciila. 



The akticulated Eulima. Shell acuminately-pyra- 

 midal, white, articulated and marbled with brown ; 

 whorls rather rounded, varices slightly prominent, 

 outer lip rather thick. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834. 



Hab. Australia. 



The only species of true Eulima with variegated colour- 

 ing yet known. 



Species 2. 



Eulima lactea. EhI. tesld albd, apacd, solidd, politd, 

 subulatd ; anfractibiis planiusculis, varicibus contiuuis 



impressis ad tutus dexlruin inslructis ; aperturd ellip- 

 ticd, aiitice subproductd, labia interna ref.exiuscula, 

 labro incrassato. 



The milky Eulima. Shell white, opake, solid, polished, 

 subulate ; whorls rather flat, varices continuous, im- 

 pressed on the right side ; aperture elliptical, slightly 

 produced in front, inner lip slightly reflected, outer 

 lip thickened. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thesaurus, Eulima, sp. 25. 



Ilab. Philippines. 



Species 3. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima teinostoma. Eul. testa albd, pupcpformi, redd, 

 subpellucidd ; anfraclibus duodecim planiusculis, lined 

 impressd infra suturam, anfractu ultimo ratundato ; 

 aperturd oblonga-avali, antice productd, labia interna 

 rectiusculo, antice reflexo, labra margine in medio dila- 

 tato. 



The narrow-mouthed Eulima. Shell white, pupiform, 

 straight, rather pellucid ; whorls twelve, rather flat, 

 with an impressed line beneath the suture, last whorl 

 rounded ; aperture oblong-oval, produced in front, 

 inner lip rather straight, refiected in front, outer lip 

 with the margin dilated in front. 



.\. xVdams, Sowerby's Thesam-us, Eulima, sp. 14. 



Ilab. Fiji Islands, on coral reefs ; H. Cuming. 



This species is unusually straight, with the central whorls 

 slightly inflated, so as to give the shell a rather more pupi- 

 form appearance than most of the genus. 



Species 4. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima graNDIS. Eul. testa subulato-pyramidali, albd, 

 sulidd, apacd, flexiiasd ; anfractibus quiudeeim, plani- 

 usculis, varicibus lateralibus continnis, anfractu ultimo 

 anyidato ; aperturd ablonga-ovali, colmnelld callosd, 

 labro margine flexuaso, antice. subrejlexo. 



The large Eulima. Shell subulate-pyramidal, white, 

 solid, opake, flexuous ; whorls fifteen, rather fiat, with 

 lateral, continuous varices, the last whorl angulated; 

 aperture oblong-oval, columella callous, outer lip with 

 the margin fiexuous, slightly reflected in front. 



March, 1866. 



