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E U L I M A 



Plate II. 



Species 9. (Mus. Cuming.) 



EuLiMA HASTATA. Eld. testa breviusculd, rectiiiscula. 

 pyramMatii, ad basin laid, pallidissimti rosed, supra 

 medium fiilvd; anfractibus apicalibus paido ventricosis, 

 alteris rectis, tdtimo angidatim rotuudato ; aperturd 

 s'ibovatd, labro ad medium paulo produdo, apice vix 

 coutorld, varicibus co/tspicius. 



The spear-shaped Eulima. Shell rather short, rather 

 straight, pyramidal, broad at the base, very pale pink, 

 brown above the centre ; apical whorls slightly ven- 

 tricose, the others straight, the last angnlarly rounded; 

 aperture rather oval, outer lip a little produced in the 

 middle. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834; Thes. Conch, f. 7, 8. 



Hab. St. Elena. 



Pyramidal, with a broader base than most of the other 

 species. 



Species 10. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



EuLl.MA LABIOSA. Eld. teslu acmuiiiato-pyramidali, basi 

 laliusculd; anfractibus couvexiuscidis, ultimo rotundo, 

 apice valide contorto ; aperturd ovatd, labro sinuato, 

 supra medium produdo, incurvo. 



The labiose Eulima. Shell acnrninated, pyramidal, 

 rather wide at the base ; whorls slightly convex, the 

 last rounded, apex much contorted ; ai^erture ovate, 

 outer lijj sinuous, produced and incurved above the 

 centre. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834.. 



ILdj. Island of Annaa, Pacific. 



A short, hyaline, tortuous little species. 



Species 11. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima porcellana. Eul. lestd alba, opacd, solidd, 

 elongatd, rediusculd, apice subjlexuoso ; anfractibus 

 planulatis, varicibus irregidaribus, conspicuis; aperturd 

 ovali-oblongd, labro superne subemarginato, infra me- 

 dium paulo produdo. 



The porcelain Eulima. Shell white, opake, solid, 

 long, rather straight, apex rather reflected; whorls 



fiat, varices irregular, conspicuous ; aperture oval- 

 oblong, outer lip emarginated above, produced below 

 the middle. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Eulima, sp. 18. 



Hab. ? 



This shell is remarkable for its solid, porcelain-like 

 structure. 



Species 13. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima tortcosa. Eid. testa solidd, alba, angustatd, 

 medio d ad apicem. tortnosd ; anfractibus planiusculis, 

 oblique varicosis ; aperturd parvd, ovali. 



The tortuous Eulima. Shell solid, white, narrow, 

 tortuous in the middle and at the apex ; whorls 

 rather fiat, obliquely varicose ; aperture small, oval. 



Adams and Keeve, Zoology of the Samarang, p. 53. pi. 

 xi. f. 26. 



Hab. China Seas. 



Similar to E. porcellana in structure, but a much nar- 

 rower shell, with flattened whorls. 



Species 13. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima suba>:gulata. Eul. testa pyramidali, acumi- 

 nata, teuni, in parlibus pallide fulvo fasciatd ; aiifrac- 

 tibns planatis, ultimo snbangulato ; aperturd ovali, 

 oblongd, labro ad angulum paulo produdo. 



The subangulated Eulima. Shell pyramidal, acumi- 

 nated, thin, in parts banded with pale-fawn ; whorls 

 flat, the last slightly angulated ; aperture oval, ob- 

 long, outer lip a little produced at the angle. 



Soweeby, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834, Thes. Conch, f. 11, \i. 



Hab. Indian Ocean. 



Like E. hastata, pyramidal, but not so wide at the base. 



Species 14. (Mus. Cuming.) 



EuLIM.v ARCUATA. Eul. testd subdiaphand, albd, medio 

 arcuatd ; anfractibus convexis ; aperturd ovali, htbro 

 crasso, ad suturam emarginato, medio produdo. 



December, 1 865. 



