HALIOTIS. 



Plate XVI. 



Species 58. (Mus. Cuming.) 



H.M.iOTis STRIAT.\. Hal. testa oblongo-ovatd, convexo- 

 depressd, spira. subprominuld ; spiraliter crebrktriatd, 

 radiatim leviter rngosd ; foramiriibus senis perviis ; 

 intus striata, irridescente, extits ferriigbieo, rufo, 

 alioque marmoratd. 



The striated Haliotis. Shell oblong-ovate, convexly 

 (Impressed, spii-e rather prominent ; spiraUy closely 

 striated, radiately lightly wrinkled ; six perforations 

 open ; interior striated, irridescent, exterior marbled 

 with rusty brown, red, and white. 



LiNN.'Eus, Syst. nat. (12th edit.) p. 1256. 



Hah. ? " 



I refer this shell to the H. striata of Linn<Eus, as being 

 the nearest to accord ivith his description ; it is quite im- 

 possible to identify the species with any degree of certainty. 



Species 59. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis rugosa. Hal. testd ovatd, convexd, medio leviter 

 depressd, radiatim plicaio-rugosd, spiraliter liratd, 

 liris obtusis, hie illic majoribus ; foraminibm mbamplis, 

 quaternis perviis ; extus olivaceo-fusco viridique mar- 

 moratd. 



The rough Haliotis. Shell ovate, convex, slightly de- 

 pressed in the middle, radiately plicately ^vrinkled, 

 spirally ridged, ridges obtuse, here and there larger ; 

 perforations rather large, four open ; exterior marbled 

 with olive-brown and green. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool, Soc, 1846. 



Hah. ? 



The ridges of this species are somewhat irregular near 

 the apex, but in the middle they are arranged alternately 

 one broad and three narrow. 



Species 60. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis rosacea. Hal. testd ovatd, convexo-depressd, 

 spiraliter crehriliratd, liris striis exsculptis undique de- 

 cussatis ; foramittibus peculiariter oblongo-ovatis, qua- 

 ternis perviis ; extus corallo-rubro et roseo-albicante 

 marmoratd, rubro viridi punctata. 



The rose-tinted Haliotis. Shell ovate, convexly de- 

 pressed, spii-aUy closely ridged, decussated throughout 

 with engraved striae ; perforations peculiarly oblong 



ovate, four open ; exterior marbled with deep coral 



red punctured with green. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 

 Hab. ? 



It is impossible to give any other than a very faint con- 

 ception of this beautiful shell in a figure, the entire surface 

 has a most delicate beaded appearance, and the colouring 

 is extremely rich ; there is also a marked pecidiarity in 

 the oblong shape of the perforations which very nearly 

 approximate. 



Species 61. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis perthsa. Hal. testd oblongo-ovatd, spiraliter 

 postice subtilissime sulcatd, sulcispertusis, antice txiUter 

 liratd, sulcis lirisque mbirregularibm et undatis ; fora- 

 miuihus seiiis perviis; extus rnfo-fuscd, strigii per- 

 paucis lutescentibus undatis prope spiram, intus vivide 

 irridescente. 



The pricked Haliotis. SheU oblong-ovate, spiraUy 

 posteriorly very finely grooved, grooves pricked, an- 

 teriorly faintly ridged, grooves and ridges rather 

 irregular and waved ; six perforations open ; exterior 

 ruddy brown, with a very few yellowish zigzag streaks 

 near the spire, interior brightly irridescent. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. ? 



One half of the shell, next the spire, is sculptured with 

 faint pricked grooves, the other with fine waved ridges. 



Species 62. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 



Haliotis planilirata. Hal. testd ovatd, plano-convexd, 

 spiraliter liratd, liris planulatis, irregularihus ; fora- 

 minihis quinis perviis ; olivaceo- et cteruleo-viridi. 



The flat-ridged Haliotis. Shell ovate, flatly convex, 

 spirally ridged, ridges flattened, irregular ; five holes 

 open ; olive and blueish green. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hoi. ? 



May be recognised by its dark blue-green flattened 

 srowth. 



Species 63. (Mus. Hanley.) 

 Haliotis scutulum. Hal. testd convexd, spird depressd 



July, 1846. 



