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54. T. ciNGULiFERA. (pi. xlu. f. 24, 25.) Lamarck, 1. c. v, 

 vii. p. 289. T. punctulata, Sowerby. Tank. cat. p. 24. T. 

 punctato-striata. Gray, 1. c. p. 61. 



Testa longissime subulata, turrita, laevigata, flavescente; 

 anfractibus numerosis superne linea valde impressa divisis, 

 transversim lineis subdistantibus punctato-striatis indutis ; 

 apertura parva, subquadrata ; columella arcuata, producta ; 

 canali brevi. 



Shell lengthened, subulate, turrited, smooth, pale yellow ; 

 whorls numerous, girdled, beneath with a few definite punc- 

 tated transverse lines. Aperture squarish, with a short canal. 

 Columella arched, produced forward. 



New Holland . Kiener. Annaa, South Pacific ; Ilo-ilo, 

 Island of Panay, and Island of Burias, Philippines : Cuming. 

 Tahiti, Society Islands. 



55. T. BABYLONIA, (pi. xliii. f. 67.) Lamarck, \. c.y. \\\. 

 p. 287. T. striata, Gray, 1. c. p. 60. 



Testa elongate subulata, turrita, laevigata, nitida, paUide 

 rufescente ; anfractibus planulatis, superne sulco divisis, 

 longitrorsiim plicatis ; area superiore tuberculis quadratis 

 albidis, subobliquis instructa; plicis arese inferioris latis, albidis, 

 confertis, lineis raris saturatioribus decussatis ; anfractu ultimo 

 ad basin rufo ; apertura parva, elongata ; columella antiee 

 producta. 



Among the gracefully subulate, turrited species, this is 

 more particularly distinguished by its closely set, flat, whitish 

 folds, which are crossed by two, rarely three lines, which 

 together ■with the interspaces of the folds, are of an orange red 

 colour ; the base of the last whorl and the aperture are simi- 

 lourly coloured. 



Haynan, China: Schroeter. Bow Island; Tahiti, Society 

 Islands ; Feejee Islands. 



56. T. STRAMiNEA. (pi. xlii. f. 22, 23.) Gray, 1. c. p. 62. 



Testa longissime subulata, turrita, flavescente vel aurantiaca ; 

 anfractibus numerosis, linea valde impressa divisis, trans- 

 versim sulcatis ; area superiore plico-tuberculata, undique 

 rugulosa ; apertura parva ; elongate ovali ; columella arcuata 

 producta ; canali breviusculo, subreflexo. 



Shell gracefully lengthened, subvdate, turrited, of a clear 

 yellow, verging to orange ; whorls numerous, boldly girdled, 

 transversely sulcate; the upper area plico-tuberculate, and 

 everywhere roughened by the lines of growth crossing the 



