CYPEvEA. 



Plate XIII. 



Species 54. (Mus. Saul.) 



Cypr^a pallida. Ciipr. testa ovatd, mhpyriformi, tiir- 

 gidd, deidihus suhgrandibim ; dorso viridescenfe-strami- 

 neo, falm-fusco miuutmwie lentiginoso, lateribus fitsco 

 sparsim guttatis, basi albicante. 



The pale Coweey. Shell ovate, somewhat pear-shaped, 

 swollen, teeth rather large ; back gi-eoiiish straw-co- 

 loiu-, very minutely freckled with fulvous brown, sides 

 spotted here and there with brown, base whitish. 



Gray, Zool. Jom-nal, vol. 1. p. 387. 



Hah. ? 



The C. pallida approximates rather closely to the C. 

 punctulata, but is perfectly distinct on examination ; it is 

 of a more pear-shaped form, and less thickened, the tone 

 of colom' always paler, whilst the inner teeth do not extend 

 across the columella, which wants the anterior concavity. 



Species 55. (Mus. Saul.) 



Cypr^a xanthodon. (^gpf- testa oblongo-ovatd, antice 

 attemiatd, basi s/ibdepressd, extremitatibus leviter pro- 

 dudis, lateribus subincrassatis, dentibus brevibus, inte- 

 rioribus siiperioribus subobsotefis, cohimelld antice medio 

 mlcatd ; dorso carideo-viridescei/fe, obscure trifasciato, 

 punctis minuti-s fidvo-olivaceis undique lentiginoso, la- 

 teribus Jlavicantibm, gidtis nigerrimo-fuscis conspicuis 

 ornatis, dentibus basiquefulvo-Jlavicautibus. 



The yellow-tooth Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, atten- 

 uated anteriorly, base a little depressed, extremities 

 slightly produced, sides rather thickened, teeth short, 

 the inner upper teeth somewhat obsolete, columella 

 grooved down the middle anteriorly ; back blueish 

 green, obsciu'ely thi'ee-banded, freckled throughout 

 with minute fidvous orange specks, sides yellowish, 

 ornamented 'n'ith conspicuous blackish-brown spots, 

 teeth and base fulvous yellow. 



Gray ; Sowerby, Conch. Dins. Cat. Cj'prfeadae no. 88. f. IS. 



Hab. ? 



Through the kmduess of Jliss Said, I am enabled to 

 figm'e the only adult specimen of this CowTey that has been 

 seen in fine condition ; Mi\ Gaskoiu has a weU-preserved 

 specimen in an intermediate stage of growth, and besides 

 these I have seen none but what are decorticated. 



Species 56. (Mus. Cuming.) 



CY'PRiEA errones. Cgpr. testa oblongo-ovali, dentibus bre- 

 vibus ; dorso caruleo-viridescerde, punctis fulvis minu- 

 tissimis lentiginoso, macnld castaned grandi centrali 

 plermnqne picto, lateribus basique Jlavescentibm imma- 

 culatis. 



The erroneus Cowrey. Shell oblong-oval, teeth short ; 

 back blueish gi-een, freckled with very minute fulvous 

 specks, generally painted with a large chesnut blotch 

 in the centre. 



LiNNEUs, Syst. Nat. (10th edit.), p. 723. 



Cyprcece ovum and subjlava, GmeUn. 



Cgpraa olivacea. Lamarck. 



Hab. Eastern Seas. 



This, unlike most other species of the genus, is not 

 spotted at the sides. 



Species 57. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cy'PRvEA picta. Cgpr. testa oblongo-ovatd, antice atten- 

 uatd, lateribus subangulatis, basi depresso-pland, den- 

 tibus brevibus; dorso caruleo, fascia centrali subob- 

 scurd, purpureo-fuseo nndique peculiariter nebulato- 

 picto, liiatti dorsali centrali, laterihus fumeo-fuscis, 

 gidtis conspicuis nigricantibus ornatis, basi fiimeo- 

 albidd. 



The painted Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, attenuated 

 anteriorly, sides somewhat ang-ulated, base depressly 

 flattened, teeth short ; back blue, with a rather ob- 

 sciu-e central band, painted thi-oughout with peculiarly 

 clouded pm-ple-brown, with a central dorsal open- 

 ing, sides smoky brown, oniamented with conspi- 

 cuous blackish spots, base smoky white. 



Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. i. p. 389. pi. 7. f 10. 



Hab. Mouth of the Gambia. 



Distinguished fi'om the following species, to which it is 

 the nest allied, by its reddish-pm-ple tinged painting and 

 dorsal opening, by its angular form, the base being more 

 depressed, and the back more steeply elevated. 



Species 58. (Mus. Saul.) 



Cypr^a zonata. Cgpr. testd ovatd, lateribus basique 

 convexis, dentibus fortibus, subelongatis ; dorso cmruleo 



December 1845. 



