HALIOTIS. 



Plate XII. 



Species 35. (Mus. Cuming.) 



H.\LiOTis sauAMATA. Hal. testa, oblongo-ovatd, convexd, 

 spiraliter liratd, liris creberrimis, squamatis, alternis 

 majoriius ; foraminibus octonis perviis ; fused et rubro- 

 fmcd, fiamnmlis lutesceiitUius undatis ornatis, intus 

 vivide irridescente. 



The sqcamate Haliotis. SlieU oblong-ovate, convex, 

 spu'ally ridged, ridges very close-set, squamate, the 

 alternate the larger ; eight perforations open ; broTni 

 and reddish brown, ornamented with yeUo^-ish waved 

 flames. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hah. North West Coast of Austraha ; Bring, H.M.S. 

 Beagle. 



The form of this shell is rather more than usually con- 

 vex, and the sm-face is closely set thi'oughout with fine 

 ridges of scales, the colom'ing being a rich red-bro\vn 

 oniamented vd\h. waved yeUo^vish flames. 



Species 36. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis vibginea. Hal. testa ovatd, depressd, spiraliter 

 tenue sidcatd, liris intermediis scspissime dwplicatis ; 

 foraminibus senis perviis ; fused, rubra viridique plus 

 minnsve tindd, maculis grundihus albis irregidariter 

 notatd. 



The virgin Haliotis. Shell ovate, depressed, spirally 

 grooved, intermediate ridges veiy often duplicate ; six 

 perforations open ; brown, more or less stained ivith 

 red and green, n-regidarly marked with large white 

 blotches. 



Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. x. p. 314. pi. 166. f. 1607, 

 and 1608. 



Distinguished among other characters by the irregular 

 scattered white blotches. 



Species 37. (Mus. Said.) 



Haliotis ieis. Hal. testa ovato-oblongd, convexd, postice 

 attenuatd, spird terminaU, peculiariter decussatim cor- 

 rugatd et pUeatd, latere sinistro lata, erecto ; fommi- 

 nibus quinis perviis; extus luteo viridique variegatd, 

 intus c(Eruleo viridique vivide irridescente. 



The rainbow Haliotis. Shell ovately oblong, convex, 

 attenuated posteriorly, spu-e terminal, peculiarly de- 

 cussately plicated and ^Tinkled, left side broad, erect ; 



five perforations open ; exterior variegated with gi-een 

 and yellow, interior blue and green, brightly irrides- 

 cent. 



Gmelin, Syst. Nat. p. 3691. 



Hab. Kangaroo Island, Australia. 



This weU-knowu species may be recognised by its ob- 

 long hollow form, and flat inflexion of the mars^in in the 

 vicinity of its tenninal spire ; the indented surfiice of the 

 shell is also pecuUar. 



Species 38. (Mus. Cuming.) 



H-iLiOTis ruNEBRis. Hal. testd ovatd, subdepresso-con- 

 vexd, spiraliter liratd, liris subsquamatis, liic illic majo- 

 ribus, transversim peculiariter rngoso-plicatd ; forami- 

 nibus octonis aut novenis perviis ; rubido-castaned, inter- 

 dum viridi tinctd, ftammis perpaucis indistinctis circa 

 spiram. 



The mourning Haliotis. Shell ovate, somewhat depressly 

 convex, spu-aUy ridged, ridges slightly squamate, here 

 and there larger, transversely peculiarly rugosely pli- 

 cated ; perforations eight or nine open ; reddish ches- 

 nut sometimes tinged with green, ivith a few indis- 

 tinct light flames around the spire. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1846. 



Hab. New Holland. 



This is a larger and flatter species than the H. squamata, 

 and the ridges are more widely separated and less squamate. 



Species 39. (Mus. Hudson.) 



Haliotis diversicolor. Hal. testd ovatd, subplamdatd, 

 spiraliter liratd, liris obtusis irregularibus, transversim 

 leviter plicatd ; foraminibus octonis vel novenis perviis ; 

 castaneo-fusco coccineo-rvfo viridique radiatd, maculis 

 undatis lutescentibus variegatd. 



The divers-coloured Haliotis. Shell ovate, rather 

 flattened, spu-ally ridged, ridges obtuse, in-egular, 

 transversely slightly plicated; perforations eight or 

 nine open, rayed with chesnut bromi, scarlet-red and 

 green, and more or less variegated with zigzag yel- 

 lowish blotches. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. New Holland. 



This species may be distinguished amongst other cha- 

 racters by the brightness and variety of its coloiu-s. 



June, 1846. 



