HALIOTIS.— Plate XVI. 



suboccuUd. spiraliter exil'der liratd, liris planulatis, 

 undulatis, his iltic majoribus ; foraminibm senis per- 

 viis ; oUvaceo-fuscd, viridi pulcherrime articulatd, 

 punctata, et maculatd. 



The shield Haliotis. Shell convex, spke depressed, 

 rather concealed, spirally faintly ridged, ridges flat- 

 tened, waved, here and there larger ; six holes open ; 

 olive-brown, very beautii'ully articulated, dotted and 

 spotted with green. 



Eeeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. — — ? 



The ridges of this species have a peculiar undulating 

 character, and towards the middle of the shell are arranged 

 one broad and three narrow alternately. 



Species 64^. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis Zealandica. Hal. testa obhngo-otatd, subJe- 

 pressd, spiraliter irregulariter sulcata, liris interniediis 

 obtitsis, mine latis, nunc angnstis, foraminibns ■leni.s 

 perviis; rufo-castaueo et albicante peculiariter inar- 

 moratd. 



The New Zealand Haliotis. Shell oblong, rather 

 depressed, spirally iiTCgularly grooved, intermediate 

 ridges obtuse, now broad, now narrow ; six holes 

 open ; exterior peculiarly marbled with reddish ches- 

 nut and red-tinged white. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hub. New Zealand. 



Distinguished by the curious irregularity of the grooves, 



and its style of painting. 



