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Obder. Pectintbranchia. 



Fam. Turbonidae, 



XXVIII. Melania, Lam. — Subgenus Euliraa,* 

 Risso. 



1. Donovani. 



Turbo subulatus, Don. — Phasianella subu- 

 lata, Flem. — Helix subulata, Mont. —- 

 Pyramis subulatus, Brown. — Lymnaea 

 subulata, Flcm. (Ed. Enc.) — Melania 

 Cambesedesii, Pai/r. F 

 Dredged at Ballaugh. This is not the Eulima 

 subulata of Risso. 



2. elegantissima. 



Turbo elegantissimus, Mont. — Turbo acutus, 

 Don. — Turritella elegantissima, Flem. — 

 Pyramis elegantissimus, Brown. — Lym- 

 naea elegantissima, Flem. (Ed. Enc.) 



In sand, Douglas bay. Scarce. 



Subgenus ? Odostomia, Flem. 



3. unidentata. 



Odostomia unidentata, Flem. — Turbo uniden- 

 tatus, Mont. — Voluta unidentata, Mat. and 

 Rae. — Jarainia unidentata. Brown. 

 In deep water off Douglas. Rare. 



* The description given by Phillippi of the animal of Melania 

 distorta, Deshaycs, (Helix polita of Montagu, and Eulima anglica 

 of Sowerby,) is the only account of an animal of this subgenus 

 with which I am acquainted : — " Animal rubrum, tentaculis longis 

 subulatis, oculos parvos atros in basi externa gerentibus." 



