CYPR^A.— Plate XXIV. 



neat bauds of waved orange-brown lines, extremities 



tipped on each side with pink. 

 Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. iv. p. 71. 

 Hah. Isle of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Care should be taken not to confound a small variety 

 of the C.fimhriata with this species, which is distinguished 

 from it by its attenuated fonn, minute teeth and pecu- 

 liarity of coloiu-ing. 



Species 140. (Mus. Gaskoin.) 



Cypr-ea oryza. Ctjpr. testa ovatci, latere dextro vix 

 margiuato, transversim nndique tennissime costatd, cos- 



tarum interstitiis peculiariter scubris, impressione lineari 



do f sail ; Hived. 

 The rice-grain Cowrey. Shell ovate, right side scarcely 



margined, transversely very finely ribbed throughout, 



interstices between the ribs peculiarly rough, with a 



linear dorsal impression ; snony white. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.), vol.x. p. 543. 



Ci/praa scabriicscula, Gray. 



Varietates '? 



Cyjiraa liordacea and intermedia, Kiener. 

 Rah. Isle of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Of a rounded oblong oval form, the ribs being very fine, 

 and the interstices of a peculiarly roughish character. 



