NTSO. 



whorls short, rather convex, the last round ; umbi- 

 licus middle-sized, columella arched, acuminate. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thesaurus, Niso, sp. 7. pi. 170. 

 f. 4, 5. 



Hab. Philippines; H.Cuming. 



Species 7. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Niso splendidula. Nis. U-sld lats pyrmnidali, soUdd, 

 albido-pm-purascente, medio anfractuum interruptim 

 fulvo fasciaid, mipra et injra .vduram riibro marmo- 

 ratd; unfractihus, numerosis, rectis, suturd et varicibus 

 impresus rubro marginalis ; mnbilico mayno, ad mar- 

 ijhiem marmorato. 



The splendid Niso. Shell widely pyramidal, solid, 

 whitish-pm'ple, interruptedly brown-banded in the 

 middle of the whorls, marbled with red above and 

 below the suture ; whorls numerous, straight, the 

 suture and varices impressed, edged with red ; um- 

 bilicus large, marbled at the margin. 



SowERBY (Euliraa), Pro. Zool. Soc. January, 1834. 



Hab. St. Elena ; H. Cuming. 



An exquisitely beautiful shell. 



Species 8. (Pig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Niso interrupta. Nis. testa pyramidali, acuminata, ni- 

 ieiite, nlbidd, ad varices mac2ilis lineuribns bnomeis 

 trimcatis pictd ; anfractibus ni/merosis, reef in, ultimo 

 angulaio, snbcarinalo ; mnbilico parvo. 



The interrupted Niso. Shell pyramidal, acuminated, 

 shining, whitish, painted with linear-brown truncated 

 spots at the varices ; whorls numerous, straight, the 

 last angular, subcarinate ; umbilicus small. 



SowERBY, Eidima, Pro. Zool. Soc. January, 1834 ; Couch. 

 Illustr. f. 11. 



Hab. Central America, dredged in coarse sand at 11 to 

 13 fathoms: H. Cuming. 



Species 9. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Niso beunnea. Nis. testa brevimculd, sulidd, fused ; 

 anfractibus convexis, ultimo avgulato, subcarinato ; 

 umbilico parvo, aperlurd brevi. 



The BROWN Niso. Shell rather short, solid, brown ; 

 whorls convex, the last angular, slightly keeled ; um- 

 bilicus small, aperture short. 



Sowerby (Eulima), Pro. Zool. Snc. 1834; Conch. 

 Illustr. f. 9. 



Hab. Island of Hanau, China Seas. 



