SEMINELLA. 165 



blotched with white, spire sharp, sutures impressed, whorls nine, 

 longitudinall}' ribbed, decussated with spiral grooves ; aperture 

 rather small, denticulately ridged within. 



Qulf of California (Lieut. Shipley). 

 . This species has not been recognized by Carpenter nor by 

 subsequent naturalists. The locality must be considered doubtful, 

 and the figure is possibly a magnified one. 



C. Saint-Pairiana, Caillet. PL 56, fig. 87. 



Shell elongated, acuminated, solid, reddish rose-color, under a 

 light olivaceous epidermis ; embryonal whorls smooth, several 

 subsequent ones of the spire closely and finely costulate, body- 

 whorl without ribs, but with revolving striae below ; aperture 

 narrow, the lip with external varix and denticulated within ; 

 operculum thin, pellucid, corneous, obliquely striated. 



Length, 23 mill. 



Isl. of Marie Oalante, West Indies, 

 C. cuspiDATA, Marrat. 



Shell elongated fusiform, attenuated below, spire sharp-pointed ; 

 whorls longitudinally costate and transversely sulcate, ribs sub- 

 granulated ; pallid gray, or fulvous, maculated with chestnut, 

 epidermis dusky ; columella arcuate, labium callous ; aperture 

 narrow, lip lirate within. 



West Africa. 



Unfigured. No dimensions given. The description will suit 

 several species already well known. 



Section VII. Sem'nella, Pease. 



Shell very small, fusiform, longitudinally costate, usually 

 decussated ; lip slightly emarginate above, lirate or denticulate 

 within. 



Differs from Anachis principally in its minute size. 



C. LACHRYMA, Gask. PI. 56, fig. 48. 



Shell shortly fusiform, attenuated at each extremity ; snow- 

 white, faintly stained with oraiige-brown ; surface entirely can- 

 cellated, spire conical, densely grained ; aperture elongated 

 narrow, lip notched above. Length, 8 mill. 



Sandioich Islands ; Upolu. 

 C. TROGLODYTES, Souvcrb. PI. 56, fig. 89. 



Shell longitudinally ribbed, with equal interstices, and 



