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Inhabits Ousima. Very regular in form, and the reticulations 

 are only seen on close inspection. 



Bulla vernicosa. T. ovato-globosa, solida, laevigata, late 

 perforata, cinereo cum rufo variegata et fasciis 4 macularum fus- 

 carum interdum angulatarum cincta. Apertura angusta, labro 

 recto vix inflecto rufo marginato ; fauce porcellana. Axis 1.3 

 poll. ; diam. .8 poll. Inhabits Loo Choo Islands. W. S. 



Very shining, less inflated and narrower aperture than B. am- 

 pulla ; more globose and more polished than B. australis. 



Atys mttscaria. T. minuta, ovato-elliptica, tenuis, virescens, 

 punctis fuscis transversim dispositis ornata, striis utrinque in- 

 sculpta; vertice infundibuliformi imperforato. Apertura angusta, 

 antice effusa ; labro retrorsum producto, dentigero ; columella 

 brevi, torta. Axis 4 millim. ; diam. 2 millim. 



Inhabits China Seas. W. S. 



Atys porcellana. T. parva, tenuis, ovato-cylindracea, lac- 

 tea, striis transversis remotis utroque crescentibus arata ; apice 

 vorticiformi imperforato. Apertura angusta antrorsum amplians, 

 basi subtruncato ; columella profundi arcuata callo valde munita 

 subperforata. Axis 12 ; diam. 5 millim. 



Inhabits Kagosima Bay. W. S. 



Haminea angusta. T. parva, tenuis, ovato-cylindracea an- 

 trorsum ampliata, obtuse rotundata, flavo-virens, striis transversis 

 insculpta ; vertice oblique truncato subperforato. Apertura an- 

 trorsum ampliata ; columella haud excavata, plica et callo carente. 

 Axis 6 ; diam. 4 millim. Inhabits Simoda. W. S. 



Resembles in size and form H. ambigua. 



Philine vitrea. T. modica, fragilis, vitrea, pellucida, irides- 

 cens, rotundato-ovata, depressa, undulis concentricis sinuatis 

 notata ; apice opaco vix indentato anfractum unicum exhibente. 

 Apertura amplissima ; labro postice rotundato ; columella acuta 

 absque plica, interiorem testas patefaciente. Axis 10 ; diam. 8 ; 

 alt. 3 millim. Dredged at Hong Kong. W. S. 



Philine argentata. T. ovato-quadrata, compressa, tenuis- 

 sima, lucida, talcosa, concentrice undulata et lineis transversis 

 argentatis insculpta ; apice indentato calloso, labro postice late 



