SURCULA. 239 
S. Kaper yl, Lischke. PI. 6, fig. 75. 
Whorls subangulated with about twelve oblique, rounded, 
longitudinal ribs below the angle, surface decussated by growth- 
lines and small revolving striz; yellowish white, with orange- 
brown bands on the shoulder, at the base and intermediately— 
three in all, the upper one appearing on the spire. 
L. 67, diagn. 24 mill. Japan. 
S. pAUPERA, Watson. 
Fusiform, decussated by spiral striz and growth-lines, whorls 
angulated by a revolving row of tubercles, giving rise to short 
longitudinal ribs, about thirteen in number on the body-whorl ; 
spire high, conical, whorls 10-11; color buff-brown, under a 
coarse, harsh yellowish epidermis. lL. 1°75, diam. -68 in. 
Aru Isl., 800 fathoms, mud. 
Dredged by the “Challenger” Expedition, and not yet 
figured. It is described as a Drillia. 
S. CLARA, von Martens. PI. 6, figs. 77, 77a. 
Whorls seven, spirally closely striate, decussated by growth- 
lines, with a strong spiral carina; sinus short and wide, extending 
from the carina to the suture; diaphanous white. 
L. 36, diam. 13 mill. 
Patagonia. 
S. CARPENTERIANA, Gabb. PI. 7, fig. 3. 
Shell fusiform, the whorls somewhat flattened, without angle, 
carina or ribs, surface with close revolving lire, sometimes 
alternating in size ; sinus a mere sigmoid curve of the outer lip; 
aperture scarcely narrowed into a canal below. Brownish orange, 
with broken revolving bands ofa light reddish brown; these 
bands usually occur on the larger lire, and are most closely 
placed on the middle of the shell. L. 73, diam. 26 mill. 
California. 
It is a post-pliocene fossil, of which some specimens, retaining 
the color (and therefore supposed to be recent) have been ob- 
tained on the shore and by dredging. 
S. PERVERSA, Gabb. PI. 6, fig. 79. 
Sinistral, elongate, slender, of 11-12 convex whorls, with very 
flexuose prowth-strie, and fine spiral lines; aperture scarcely 
