CYPRiEA. 



Plate XXV. 



(All magnified to two ami a half times tlieii- natiual lengtli.) 



Species l-ll. (Mus. Gaskoin.) 



Cypr^.a rubescens. Cypr. testa globoso-ovatd, latere 

 dextro incmuato, iriarg'mato, tmmverdm undique tenui- 

 cosiatd, columeUd concavd, acutanguld, impremone 

 dorsali miUd ; rubescente vel pallide rosed, bmi albi- 

 cante. 



The reddish Cowrey. Shell globosely ovate, right 

 side thickened, margined, transversely finely ribbed 

 throughout, columella hoUow, sharp-angled, with no 

 dorsal impression ; pale red or pink, base whitish. 



Gray; Pro. Zool, Soc, 1832, p. 1S5. 



Hab. Galapagos Islands (under stones); Cumiug. 



The C. rubescens is rather a solid shell than otherwise. 



Species 142. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypr^a suffusa. Cypr. testd oblongo-ovatd, latere dex- 

 tro extremitati.busque margimtis, tramversim undlqite 

 tetmicostatis, costis vix granosis, sulco dorsali coii- 

 spicno ; roseo-albkante, costis fiisco promiscue varie- 

 gatis et punctatis, extremitatibus roseis, liasi albidd. 



The sprinkled Cowrey. SheU rather oblong-ovate, 

 right side and extremities slightly thickened and 

 margined, transversely finely ribbed throughout, ribs 

 scai-cely gi-anose, with a conspicuous dorsal gi-oove ; 

 pinkish-wliite, ribs promiscuously variegated and 

 dotted with brown, extremities pink, base whitish. 



Gray; Sowerby, Conch. IDus. Cypraiadaj, no. 126. f. 41. 

 Cypraa armandina, Duclos. 



Hab. GaUapagos Islands ; Cuming. 



Distinguished by the sprinkled brown painting of the ribs. 



Species 143. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypejja Pacifica. Cypr.testdoblongo-omtd, latere dextro 

 siiinmrginato, extremitatibus leviter productis, basi de- 

 pressd; tramversim midique costatd, costis tenuibus sub- 

 corrugatis, sulco dorsali conspicuo ; dorso pallide cine- 

 reo aid fuscescente, pimctis maculisque fuscis ad utrimi- 

 que latiis sulci dorsalis alternantibus suffuso, extremita- 

 tibus roseis, basi albicante. 



The Pacific Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, right side 

 shghtly mai-gined, extremities a Kttle produced, base 

 depressed, transversely ribbed tliroughout, ribs fine, 

 rather wrinkled, with a conspicuous dorsal groove ; 

 pale ash or very hght bro^vn, back suffused with 

 brown dots and spots alternating on each side the 

 dorsal groove, extremities pink, base whitish. 



Gray, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1832. 



Hah. GaUapagos Islands (under stones); Cuming. 

 Well characterized by the alternating spots. 



Species 144. (Mus. Gaskoin.) 



Cype^a pulex. Cypr. testd ovatd, latere dextro sulmiar- 

 ginato, transversim undique subtilissime costatd, costts 

 supra lavibus vel obsoletis, impressione dorsali vix mild; 

 dorso dnereo-ftcsco, lateribus badque albis. 



The flea Cowrey. SheU ovate, right side a little mar- 

 gined, transversely very finely ribbed throughout, 

 ribs smooth or obsolete at the top with scarcely any 

 dorsal impression ; back ashy brown, sides and base 

 wliite. 



SoLANDER, MSS.; Gray, Zool. Jomn., vol. iii. p. 368, 



Hab. Jlediterranean. 



This weU-known species exiiibits a gi-eat deal of charac- 

 ter in the smoothness of the dorsal ribs. 



Species 145. (Mus. Gaskoin.) 



CYPR.EA RUBINICOLOR. Cypr. testd globoso-ovatd, cras- 

 simculd, latere dextro iiwrassato marginato, extremita- 

 tibus obtuso-productis, transversim undique costatd, 

 costis ten.nissimis impressione dorsali nulld ; roseo-car- 

 ned, extremitatibus pulchre roseo-rnbris. 



The RED-COLOURED Cowrey. Shell globosely ovate, 

 rather thick, right side thickened, margined, extre- 

 mities obtusely produced, transversely ribbed tlu'oueh- 

 out, ribs veiy fine, with no dorsal impression ; pinkish 

 flesh-colour, extremities prettily tinged with rose-red. 



Gaskoin, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1835. 



Hab. ? 



This is without doubt a very distinct species ; it may 

 have somewhat the fora of the C. .mnguinea, but in colour 

 and in the structure of the ribs it is quite dissimilar. 



Species 146. (Mus. Cmning.) 



CYPRiEA QUADRIPUNCTATA. Cypr. testd rotundato-ovatd, 

 extremitatibus obtusis, tramversim undique subtilissime 

 costatd, sulco lineari dorsali; pellucido-rosed, dorso 

 puHctis rubidk quaternis coi/spicuis, quarum duahns 

 ad ntrumque latus sulci dorsalu alternantibus, ornato. 



The four-dotted Coweey. SheU rotundately ovate, 

 extremities obtuse, transversely very finely ribbed, 

 with a linear dorsal gi'oove ; transparent rose, back 

 ornamented with fom- conspicuous red dots, two on 

 each side the dorsal groove, alternating one with the 

 other. 



Gray, Zool. Jom-nal, vol. iii. p. 368. 

 Cyprma rotmida, Kiener. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Easily distingaiished by the fom- dorsal red dots. 



February 1846. 



