EULIM A. 



Plate IV. 



Species 20. 



EULIMA NITIDA. Eld. testd subulata, pyi-aniidatd, rec- 

 tiusculd ; anfractibiis decern, siibplanidalis, tdlhiio snb- 

 veutrkoso, obscure purpiireo ; aperturd ovali, labro 

 ienui, rectiuscido. 



The shining Eulima. Shell subulate, pyramidal, ratlier 

 straight ; whorls ten, nearly tint, the last slightly 

 veutricose, obscurely purple ; aperture oval, outer lip 

 thin, rather straight. 



Lamakck (Melania), Hist. Nat. Anim. sans vert. 



Hab. ^Mediterranean. 



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



Eulima brevis. Eid. testa brevissimd, ventricusd, acu- 

 minata, apice contorld, liyalind, part'uii pallide fidvd; 

 anfructibus brevibus, ultimo rotundo; aperturd late- 

 raliter productd, labro sinuato. 



The short Eulima. Shell very short, ventricose, acu- 

 luiuated, with twisted apex, hyaline, partly pale- 

 fawn ; whorls short, the last rounded ; aperture 

 laterally produced, outer lip sinuatej. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834; Thes. Conch. Eulima, 

 sp. 37. f. 32. 



Hab. Pacific Ocean. On shells of the Pearl Oyster. 



A bright little glassy shell. 



Species 28. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima obesula. Etd. testd ovali, breri, subpellucidd, 

 pallide roseo-tirictd ; anfractibus paucis, convexis, ulti- 

 mo rotundo ; aperturd subrotundd, labro sinuato, supra 

 medium producto. 



The little fat Eulima. Shell oval, short, rather 

 transparent, tinged with pale-rose; whorls few, con- 

 vex, the last round ; aperture rather round, outer lip 

 sinuated, produced above the middle. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thes. Conch. Eulima, no. 15. 

 f. 34. 



Hab. Island of Eohol, Philippines, in soft mud, eight 

 fathoms; Cunu'iig. 



Shorter than E. Sandvichensis, with still more rounded 

 whorls. 



Species 29. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima distorta. Eul. testd jiarvd, solidd, opacd, alba, 

 pyramidatd, irregulariter arcuatd; anfractibus planu- 

 laiis, nltimo oblongo, obsciire angulato ; aperturd ob- 

 longd, subangidatd, labro crusso, recto. 



The distorted Eulima. Shell small, solid, opake, 

 wiiite, pyramidal, irregularly arched ; whorls flat, the 

 last oblong, obscurely angulated ; aperture oblong, 

 slightly angulated, outer lip thick, straight. 



Desiiayes, Coq. Poss. de Paris. 

 Melania distorta, Philippi. 



Hab. Sicily, Britain, etc. 



Species 30. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima opaca. Eul. testd rectiusculd, subulata, subovali, 

 alba, opacd, solidd; anfractibus patdo convexis, ultimo 

 ovali ; aperturd ovatd, labro crasso, rectiusculo. 



The opake Eulima. Shell rather straight, subulate, 

 slightly oval, white, opake, solid ; whorls a little 

 convex, the last oval ; aperture ovate, outer lip thick, 

 nearly straight. 



Sowerby. 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



Species 31. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Eulima eetroksa. Eul. testd solidd, superne pallide 

 fulvd, parvd, angustd, apice retrorso ; unfractibas pla- 

 nxdatis, rectiusculis ; aperturd parvd, ocdi-oblongd, 

 labro subiucrassato, rectiusculo. 



The recurved Eulima. Shell solid, pale-fawn above, 

 small, narrow, with apex bent backwards ; whorls 

 flat, rather straight ; aperture small, oval-oblong ; 

 outer lip rather thickened, nearly straight. 



Sowerby. 



Hab. Tahiti. 



December, 1SC5. 



