E U L I M A. 



Plate III. 



Species 17. (Mas. Cuming.) 



El'lima cuspidata. Eld. testa obloMja, siihventricosd, 



hreviiisciild ; anfrnctibus paulo convexis, ultimo ovali ; 



apertitrd ovidd, labro recliuscido, tenia, apice recto, 



actiminato, varicibus inconspicids. 

 The spiked Edlima. Shell oblong, subventricose, 



rather short; whorls a little convex, the last oval; 



aperture ovate, outer lip nearly straight, thin, apex 



straight, acuminated, varices inconspicuous. 

 A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Eulima, sp. 16. f. 33. 

 Hab. Island of Zebu, Philippines, on loose coral, under 



stones, at low water. 



Species 18. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima solida. E/d. testa parvd, rectitiscidd, ovuto- 

 subventricosd, solidd, alba; anfractihim vix convexis, 

 ultimo rotundato-angidato ; apertitrd parvd, ovali, 

 labro crasso, medio pa ulo prodiicto. 



The solid Eulima. Shell small, rather straight, ovately 

 subventricose, solid, white ; wliorls scarcely convex, 

 the last with a rounded angle ; aperture small, oval, 

 outer lip thick, a little produced in the middle. 



SOWEKBY. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



A very solid little shell, with the aperture contracted by 

 the thickness of the outer lip. 



Species 19. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima vitrea. Eul. testa temd, subtransliicidd, brevi, 

 redd, medio subventricosd, pallidi fidod ; aiifractibus 

 rectis, ultimo ovato ; aperturd ovatd, lahro medio pro- 

 dncto, teniii. 



The glassy Eulima. Shell thin, rather transparent, 

 short, straight, rather ventricose in the middle, pale- 

 fawn ; whorls straight, the last oval ; aperture oval, 

 outer lip produced in the middle, thin. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Couch. Eulima, sp. 23. f. 35. 



Hab. Feejee Islands ; Cuming. 



A light, transparent, straight species, found in the 

 stomach of a Holothuria. 



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



Eulima subpellucida. Eul. testa brevi, veidricosS, 

 temd, alba, anfractu ultimo supra opacd, infra semi- 

 pell ucidd; aiifraclibiis paucis, rectiusculis, ultimo ob- 

 scure aiigulato ; aperturd ovatd, labro tenui, rectius- 

 ciilo, varicibus panels, indistinctis. 



The semi-transparent Eulima. Shell short, ventri- 

 cose, thin, white, the last whorl opake above, half- 

 transparent beneath ; whorls few, rather straight, the 

 last obscurely angulated ; aperture oval, outer lip 

 thin, rather straight, varices few, indistinct. 



Pease. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



The upper part of the last whorl, as well as the spire, 

 is opake, the lower part nearly transparent. 



Species 21. (Mns. Cuming.) 



Eulima Sandvichensis. Eul. testa brevissimd, vetitri- 

 cosd, tenui, alba, opacd ; anfractibus paucis, convexis, 

 ultimo rolundo, infra opaco ; aperturd ovatd, labro 

 sinuato, crassiusculo, supra medium producto. 



The Sandwich-Island Eulima. Shell very short, ven- 

 tricose, thin, white, opake ; whorls few, convex, the 

 last round, opake beneath ; aperture oval, outer lip 

 sinuous, rather thick, produced above the centre. 



SOWEKBY. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



Shorter than E. subpellucida (sp. 20), with rounded 

 whorls. 



Species 22. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima conoidalis. Eul. testd pyramidutd, ad basin 

 latiusculd, solidd, alba, opacd ; anfractibus planatis, 

 ultimo subamjulato ; aperturd suban(julatd,antice pro- 

 ducld, varicibus irregularibus. 



The conical Eulima. Shell pyramidal, rather broad 

 at base, solid, white, opake ; whorls flat, the last 

 ratiier angulated ; aperture slightly angular, produced 

 in front, varices irregular. 



SOWEEBY. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



A very conical, solid species. 



December, 1865. 



