CYPEilA.— Plate XIII. 



aut viridescente, mamlis semiliinarihis undatis plus mi- 

 nwsve distinctis medio zonato,fidvo-fusco sparsivt un- 

 dique nehuloso-pkto, lateribus iasique fumeo-fusds, ni- 

 grigidtatis. 



The zoned Cowrey. Shell ovate, sides and base convex, 

 teeth strong, a little elongated; back blueish or 

 greenish, zoned across the middle with more or less 

 distinct waved semilunar spots, sparingly painted 

 throughout mth clouded fulvous brown, sides and 

 base dark smoky brown, spotted mth black. 



Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. x. pi. 145. f. 13-i3. 



Eadem, Ci/prtea nebulosa, Kiener. 



Hab. Jlouth of the Gambia. 



I quite agree with M. Kiener in regarding this shell as 

 the Cyprcea zonata of Chemnitz, for a fidl history of which 

 I refer to my observations on the Cypraa Sowerbyi. The 

 Cyprma nebulosa of M. Kiener is, however, an obscure va- 

 riation of colouring, which may be easily identified with 

 the typical examples by a carefid comparison. 



Species 59. (Mus. Said.) 



Cypr^a nigeo-punctata. Cypr. testa ohlongo-ovatd, an- 

 tlce atteuiudd et contractd, lateribns margiuatis et cum 

 extremitatibtis prodnctia, dentium interstitiis subpro- 

 funde sidcatis ; dorso caridescente, fulvo pallide lenti- 

 ffiuoso, lateribns creberrime nigripunctatis, basi flavi- 

 cante. 

 The black-dotted Coweey. Shell oblong-ovate, atten- 

 uated and contracted anteriorly, sides marginated and 

 produced wiih. the extremities, interstices between 

 the teeth rather deejjly grooved ; back blueish, freckled 

 with pale fulvous brown, sides very closely dotted 

 with black, base yellowish. 

 Geay, Zool. Jom-nal, vol. iv. p. 11. 

 Eadem, Cypraa irina, Kiener. 



Hob. GaUapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean (found under 

 stones); Cuming. 

 M. Kiener has been singularly imfortunate in his lucu- 

 brations of this and two other allied species ; an uncoated 

 example of that under consideration is figm-ed at PL II. 

 with its proper name Cypraa nigro-pimctata, and a fine 

 specimen with its last coating of enamel is introduced at 

 Plate LVI., as a new species, imder the name of Cypraa 

 irina. The Cypraa Sowerbyi is uncousciously reproduced at 

 Plate LVI. under that of Cypraa ferruginosa. A. variety of 

 Cypraa zonata is introduced at PI. XXXII. as a new spe- 



cies under the name of Cypraa nehdosa ; and to complete 

 the category it may be added that his C. Boivinii is a well- 

 known variety of C. gangrenosa, his C. fabula one of C. 

 felina, his C. Grayi the C. physis, abeady named C. acha- 

 tidea by Sowerby, and his C. rotunda the C. quadriptmciata. 



Species 60. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypr«a Aeabicula. Cypr. testa ovatd, dorso elevato, la- 

 teribns margiuatis, extremitatiius angidato-productis, 

 basi depresso-pland, dentibus nmnerosis, angustis, acutis, 

 interstitiis profundi inoisis ; dorso caruleo-viridescente, 

 obscure fa-sciato, fusco creberrinie subreticulatim picto, 

 lateribns fuineo-fuscis, guttis grandibus nigricantihus 

 ornatis, basi albicante. 



The little Aeabic Coweey. Shell ovate, back e^.evated, 

 sides marginated, with the extremities angularly pro- 

 duced, base depressly flat, teeth nmnerous, narrow, 

 sharp, interstices deeply cut ; back blueish gi'een, ob- 

 scm-ely banded, very closely reticulately painted Tvith 

 browai, sides smoky bro'mi, ornamented with large 

 black spots, base whitish. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.), vol. x. p. 534. 



Hab. St. Elena, West Columbia (under stones) ; Cuming. 



There is something very peculiar in the form of this 

 species, the base being flattened, the sides produced into 

 a run all round, whilst the teeth are very deeply cut in the 

 interstices. 



Species 61. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypraa punctulata. Cypr. testa subgloboso-ovatd, crassd, 

 solidd, lateribns rotundatis, basi couvexd, dentibus for- 

 tiuscidis ; dorso caruleo-viridescente, olivaceo-fnsco cre- 

 berrinie leutiginoso, lateribus fumeo-nigricantibus, in- 

 terdum awrantio tinctis, guttis nigris aspersis. 



The fine dotted Coweey. Shell somewhat globosely 

 ovate, thick, solid, sides roimded, base convex, teeth 

 rather strong ; base blueish green, very closely freckled 

 with olive-brown, sides smoky black, sometimes bright- 

 ened mth a warm orange tinge, sprinkled with black 

 spots. 



Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. i. p. 387. 



Hab. Panama (foimd under stones), Cuming. 



Intermediate between the C. pallida and Arabicula, but 

 perfectly distinct from both. 



