EUTHRIA. 149 



Martyn, Init the heavy appearance and great general similitude 

 to /'. maculosa, ascertained by the examination of specimens 

 collected by Dr. Wm. Stimi)son, of the U. S. N. Pacilic Expl. 

 Exped., show that its proper place is next after the common 

 European species. Buccinuin. f/uttafum, Phil., an unfigured spe- 

 cies from Java (?), appears from the description to be very similar 

 to P. cinfjulata. 



P. ciNGiLLA, Reeve. PI. tl, fig. 213. 



Covered with fine revolving grooves ; reddish chestnut, with 



a central white band. Length, 22 mill. 



Ilab. unkHowit, 

 P. GUTTATA, Busch. PI. 71, fig. 214. 



Reddish brown, with Avhite or yellowish blotches and angular 



markings. Length, 1*1 inch. 



Hah. H/ikuowu, 

 Looks very much like a Golumbella. 



P. SoLOMONENSis, E. A. Smith. PI. 71, fig. 217. 



Granular ; whitish, with two, more or less interrupted brown 



bands. Length, 8 mill. 



Soloiuoii' s Is. 

 P. ULiEiNA, Blainv. PL 71, figs. 215, 216. 



Yiolet-grey, macnlated longitudinally with reddish brown ; 

 columella yclloAvish, aperture grc}'. Length, -75 inch. 



Australia? Island of To7i(ja,-Tahoul 



Kiener, Klister and Reeve figure this as discolor, Quoy, but 

 the latter is a very different shell and belongs to the Purpurinai. 



Tncleterminate Pisanise. 

 P. MOLLIS, Gould. Simoda, Japan. 



P. PILARIS, A. Adams. China. 



P. LUCTUOSA, Tapparone-Canefri. Mauritius. 



Neither of the above have been figured. 



Genus EUTHRIA, Gray. 



E. CORNEA, Linn. PI. 72, figs. 218, 219. 



Yellowish white, reddish or purplish, variously painted with 



brown ; interior of aperture purple-brown. 



Length 1*75 to 2-5 inches. 



Mediterranean, 5 to 15 fathoms 



Fossil ; miocene and pliocene of Southern Europe. 



