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4, ultimo elongato-ovato ; sutura. vitrea : apertura antrorsum dila- 

 tata; labro tenui, inflecto, postice callo modico suffulto ; columella 

 4-plicata. Axis 12; diam. 6 millim. Inhabits Simon's Bay, in 

 18 fathoms, gravelly bottom. W. S. 



Resembles V. zonata, but is much larger ; possibly the shell 

 given by Sowerby as a variety, though no traces of bands are 

 visible. Like V. tceniata in form and size, but with a different 

 lip. The animal is very active, of a pale lemon-color, with 

 blotches of flake-white and very numerous crimson points ; mar- 

 gin of mantle dark chocolate. Generally like the animal of Per- 

 sicula. 



Amphiperas bullatus. T. tenuis, ovato-globosa, rubicun- 

 dula, lineis increment! et postice striis volventibus insculpta : 

 apertura linearis ; labro angusto vix crenulato, porcellano, utroque 

 pariter producto, postice canalem contortam obliquam callo cir- 

 cumdatam efformante, antice una cum plica columellari canalem 

 brevem angustam definiente. 



Closely resembles A. umbilicatus and margarita, but wants the 

 perforation and triply dentate callus of the former, and is much 

 less acuminated, with a less distinct canal and a denser and more 

 crenulated lip, than the latter. 



Planaxis inepta. T. minuta, glabra, ovato-lanceolata, albi- 

 do-lutescens, apice, linea subsuturali, et lineis alteris minoribus 

 nigris, postice et ad basin sulcis cincta ; anfr. 8-10 convexis: aper- 

 tui'a angusta ; labro si mplici, tessellato ; columella modice exca- 

 vata ; callo postico copioso. Axis 4 ; diam. 2.5 millim. Inhabits 

 Kikaia Bay, at low-water mark. W. S. 



Allied to P. succincta. 



Planaxis cingulata. T. parva, crassa, ovato-turrita, glabra, 

 fusco-rufa flavido alteimatim zonata, stria intercurrente ; anfr. 

 7 convexiusculis, apicalibus granulosis, ultimo magno : apertura 

 anguste ovata ; labro obliquo intus 7 denticulato et fasciato ; colu- 

 mella excavata, rufa. Axis 12 ; diam. 6 millim. Inhabits Ou- 

 sima, under stones, at low-water mark. W. S. 



Turritella gracillima. T. parva, gracillima, acicularis, 

 tenuis, dilute fulva, fascia pallida cincta ; anfr. 18-20 convexi- 

 usculis, fills volventibus tribus et antrorsum nonnullis minoribus 



