200 TURRITELLA. 



T DECLivis, Ad. and Reeve. PI. 62, fig. VO. 



Whorls about 18, flatly slanting to an angle above the suture, 

 nearly smooth, very finely undulately striated, plicate in the 

 middlu. towards the apex ; yellowish white, stained with livid 

 brown, the earlier whorls spotted with brown in a row beneath 

 the suture. Length, 2 inches. 



China Sea. 

 T. siNUATA. Reeve. PL Gl, fig. GO. 



Whorls 14, flattened, fineh^ sp'rally ridged and striated, lip 

 deeply sinuous ; light fulvous, with a red-dotted white zone 

 beneath the suture. Length, -65 inch. 



Hah. unknown. 

 T. ciNGULATA, Sowb. PI. G2, fig. 71. 



Whorls about 17, eonvexly flattened, spirally strongly three- 

 ribbed, often with alternate smaller riblets, ribs usually gran- 

 osely crenulated, suture deep ; whitish, the ribs very dark 

 chocolate or nearly black, aperture numerouslv chocolate banded. 



T. tricarinata, ^i^g? is a synonym. Chili. 



T. cOLUMNARis, Kicucr. PI. 63, fig. 76. 



Whorls about 30, narrow, the earlier ones showing two 

 approximate keels in the middle, tlie rest rather flattened and 

 about ten-ridged, the ridges obsoletely granulated, with inter- 

 mediate fine striae, suture excavated ; yellowish white, with light 

 chestnut-colored waved longitudinal streaks. Length, 4 inches. 



Ceylon. 

 T. LEUCOSTOMA, Yal. PI. 62, fig. 72. . 



Whorls about 20, very narrow, contracted around the exca- 

 vated suture, flattened, spirall}" about 6-ridged, the ridges narrow, 

 rather distant, granose, the interstices very finely striated ; 

 whitish, faintl}^ longitudinally clouded with light chestnut, ridges 

 chestnut-spotted. Length, 3 inches. 



Went Coast of Central America. 



T. CooPERi, Carp. PI. Gl, fig. 61. 



Whorls about 17, slopingly flattened, excavated at the suture, 

 two-ridged and finely striated spirally, the last whorl doubly 

 ridged below, with a single ridge above; yellowish, longitu- 

 dinally flamed with chestnut or cliocolate. Length, 1-75 inches. 



Southern California. 



