HALIOTIS. 



Plate XVII. 



Species 65. (Mus. Cuming.) 



H.YLlOTis Dringii. Hal. testa orbicttlari-ovatd, spiraliter 

 striata, radiatim plicatd et tuberculosa; foramiuibus 

 swbtubi/erk, quaternis perviis ; exttts pallide virides- 

 cente-luted, medio conspicue coccineo-tinctd, intus ar- 



Dring's Haliotis. SheU orbicularly ovate, spirally stri- 

 ated, radiately plicated and tuberculated ; perforations 

 a little tubiferous, four open ; exterior pale greenish 

 yellow, conspicuously stained in the middle with 

 scarlet, interior silvery. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1846. 



Hab. North coast of Australia ; Dring. 



I dedicate this interesting little species to Mr. Dring, of 

 H. M. S. Beagle, in remembrance of the many beautiful 

 new species of shells for which we are indebted to him, 

 from the comparatively unexplored region above noted. 



Species 66. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis concinna. Hal. testa sidtoblongo-ovatd, spira- 

 liter striata, medio leviter tuberculatd, obliipiii siihob- 

 scure plicatd ; foraminibus quaternis perviis ; carneo- 

 albicante, coccineo-roseo profuse variegatd. 



The neat Haliotis. Shell somewhat oblong-ovate, 

 spiraUy striated, slightly tuberculated in the middle, 

 obliquely rather obscurely plicated ; four perforations 

 open ; fleshy wliite, profusely variegated with scarlet- 

 rose 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1 846. 



Hob. Zamboanga, Island of Mindanao, Philippines; Cuming. 



Another gaily-coloured species of similar style of paint- 

 ing, but of a totally different form. 



Species 67. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 (Magnified double.) 



Haliotis gemma. Hal. testd suborbicnlari-ovatd, plano- 

 convexd, latere sinistro latiusculo ; spiraliter tubercu- 

 latd, radiatim pulcherrime minute plic.ato-sqiiamatd ; 

 foraminibus subtublferis, quaternis quinisve perviis; 

 flavescente, coccineo viridique tinctd. 



The gem Haliotis. Shell somewhat orbicularly ovate, 

 flatly convex, left side rather broad ; spiraUy tuber- 

 culated, radiately very beautifully minutely plicately 



scaled; perforations a little tubiferous, four or five 

 open ; yellowish, stained with scarlet and gi-een. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Bab. ? 



The surface of this beautifid little species, besides being 

 tuberculated, is covered with minute scales, which present 

 a rather more prominent character on the left side beneath 

 the perforations. 



Species 68. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis lauta. Hal. testd ovatd, antice attenvatd, 

 undato-turnidd, spiraliter liratd, liris subtilibus, coti- 

 feriis, striis minutis deeussatis ; foraminibus s-iibamplis, 

 quiuis perviis ; rubido etfiavescente-albidd irregulariter 

 marmoratd. 



The showy Haliotis Shell ovate, anteriorly attenuated, 

 undately swollen, spii'ally ridged, ridges very fine, 

 close-set, decussated with minute striie ; perforations 

 rather large, five open ; irregidarly marbled with red 

 and yellonash -white. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. Swan River Settlement, New Holland; Lieut. Preston. 



In form, and in the character of the perforations, this 

 species bears some resemblance to the H. sanguiuea, though 

 its relation is very remote in other respects. 



Species 69. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Haliotis papulata. Hd. testa suborbicidari-ovatd, spi- 

 raliter obtuso-liratd, Uri.s suhdistantibus, conspicue 

 tuberculatis ; foraminibus subtubiferis, quaternis per- 

 viis ; corallo-rubidd, flavescente varid. 



The pimpled H.iliotis. SheD somewhat orbicularly 

 ovate, spirally obtusely ridged, ridges rather distant, 

 conspicuously tuberculated ; perforations a little tubi- 

 ferous, four open; dark coral-red, variegated here 

 and there with patches of yellow. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. North coast of Australia ; Dring. 



The pimpled sculpture of this shell is of a much more 

 prominent character than that of the first three species of 

 the plate. 



July, 1846. 



