PLEUROTOMA. 



Plate XXXII. 



(Magnified to three times their natural size.) 



Species 286. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 



Pleur. testa ovatd, longitudinali- 



Pleurotoma sordida. 



ter suboblique costata, costarum inlerslitiis elevatis 



clatliratis ; sordide alia. 

 The sordid Pleurotoma. Shell ovate, longitudinally 



somewhat obliquely ribbed, interstices between the 



ribs latticed with raised striae ; dull white. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1845. 

 Hob. ? 



Whorls a little depressed at the sutures. 



Fig. 288.— Pleurotoma lyalina (ante Fig. 209.) 

 For species 287 see pi. xxsix. 



Species 288. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Pleurotoma pluricarinata. Pleur. testa subfusiformi- 

 oblongd, carinis pturinds aculis cingnlatd, quorum inter- 

 siitiis striis longitudinal ibus cancellatls ; aperturd ob- 

 lougd, sinu subamplo ; canall leviter recurvo; lutescente, 

 auraiilio-fasco pallida strigato-tinctd. 



The numerous-keeled Pleurotoma. Shell somewhat 

 fusiformly oblong, encircled with numerous sharp 

 keels, the interstices between which arc cancellated 

 with longitudinal striae ; apert me oblong, sinus rather 

 large, canal slightly recurved ; yellowish, stained here 

 and there with streaks of orange-brown. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1815. 



Hab. Island of Burias, Philippines (found in sandy mud at 

 the depth of seven fathoms) ; Cuming. 



A distinct and wcU-marked species. 



Species 289. (Mus. Forbes.) 



PleurotomaCycladensis.P^w/. testa fudformi-oblongd, 

 turritd, anfractibus unpen/!} rotundatis, longitudinaliter 

 costatis, striis elevatis conspicue cingulatis ; aperturd 

 oblongd, sinu amplo ; albidd, suturis pallidefuscis, an- 

 fractu ultimo zona fuscescente angustd ciugulato. 



The Cyclades Pleurotoma. Shell fusiformly oblong, 

 turretcd, whorls rounded at the upper part, longitu- 

 dinally ribbed, conspicuously encircled with raised 



striae ; aperture oblong, sinus large ; whitish, sutures 

 pale brown, last whorl encircled with a narrow pah- 

 brown zone. 

 Hub. Island of Paros, Grecian Archipelago ; Forbes. 



The ribs are narrow and compressed and the transverse 

 stria? have the appearance of fine cords. 



Species 290. (Mus.) Forbes.) 



Pleurotoma Loeviana. Pleur. testa fusiformi-turritd, 

 confertim concentrice costata, coslis snperne leviter mu- 

 cronatis, inters/ i/i/s subslriatis; eanali brecissimo, trun- 

 calo ; fused. 



Loevan's Pleurotoma. Shell fusiformly turretcd. eloselj 

 concentrically ribbed, ribs slightly pointed at the up- 

 per part, interstices faintly striated; canal rather short 

 truncated ; brown. 



Hab. iEgean Sea (forty-eight fathoms) ; Forbes. 



A dull brown shell closely concentrically ribbed. 



Species 291. (Mus. Forbes.) 



Pleurotoma l.evigata. Pleur. testa subulatd, laxAgatd, 

 aid concentrice subtilissime striata ; eanali brevissimo, 

 truncato ; albidd, anfractibus fasciis plumbo-fuscix dim- 

 bus ormtis. 



TnE smooth Pleurotoma. Shell subulate, smooth, or 

 very faintly concentrically striated; canal very short, 

 truncated ; whitish, whorls ornamented with lead- 

 brown bauds. 



Piiilippi, Enum. Moll. Sicil., vol. i. p. 199. pl.xi. f. 17. 



Hab. Island of Paros, Grecian Arcliipelago ; Forbes. 



A. small smooth acicular species. 



Species 292. (Mus. Cuming.) 



I'u.ritOTOMA co.mpta. Pleur. testa ovatd, spird nodosa- 

 turritd, anfractibus superne concavis, infra late costatis, 

 liris angnstk transversimfuniculatis; labro incrassato, 

 i,il»* denticulate, sine, amplo, Into; lutescente-albd. 



The neat Plettrotoma. Shell ovate, spire nodoselytur- 

 retedj whorls hollow round the upper part, broadly 



December 1815. 



