PATELLA. 



Plate XXXI. 



Species 85. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella depsta. Pat. testa, ovald, temii, subdepressd, 

 medio elevutd, ad latera siibcompressd, apice acuta, 

 antice minute uncinato, radiatim striata, striis prope 

 marginem elevatis ; nifo-castaned, virescente-liUeo in- 

 terdum ohscure radiatd, intus livido-corned. 



The tanned Limpet. Shell ovate, thin, rather depressed, 

 raised in the middle, rather compressed at the sides, 

 apex sharp, anteriorly minutely hooked, radiately stri- 

 ated, strire raised towards the margin ; reddish-chest- 

 nut, sometimes faintly rayed with greenish-yellow, 

 interior livid-horny. 



Hab. Macao and Island of St. Paul. 



A nearly smooth reddish-chestnut shell, with a sharp 

 minutely hooked apex. 



Species 86. (j\Ius. Cuming.) 



Patella Luzonica. Pat. testa rotundato-ovatd, subde- 

 pressd, radiatim tenniliratd, liris gramdatis, apice 

 acuta, antico, minute uncinata ; pellucida-luted, sub- 

 corned, maculis grandibus nigris promiscue inquinatd, 

 intus pellucidd, subiridescente, medio intense castaned. 



The Luzon Limpet. Shell rotundately ovate, rather de- 

 pressed, radiately finely ridged, ridges granuled, apex 

 sharp, anterior, minutely hooked ; transparent-yellow, 

 rather horny, promiscuously stained with large black 

 blotches, interior transparent, subiridescent, dark 

 chestnut in the middle. 



Hab. Island of Luzon, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Of bright transparent-yellow substance, stained with 

 large promiscuous blotches of black, characteristic in pat- 

 tern and distribution. 



Species 87. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella vereiculata. Pat. testd ovatd, convexd, inter- 

 dum subdepressd, apice subantico, obtusa, dense tenui- 

 striatd, striis panhdum undulatis ; lutescente aut vi- 

 rescente, fusco-nigro plus 7ninus dense strigatd et re- 

 ticulata, intus crerulescente-albd, margine latiusculo, 

 nigro-maculato. 



The netted Limpet. Shell ovate, convex, sometimes 

 rather depressed, apex subanterior, obtuse, densely 

 finely striated, striaj a little waved; yellowish or green- 

 ish, more or less tliieklv streaked aud netted with 



brown-black, interior bluish - white, border rather 

 broad, black-spotted. 

 Hab. California. 



The characteristic painting of this species is a densely 

 woven brown-black network, which, except in the vicinity 

 of the apex, is more or less filled up, or broken into streaks. 



Species 88. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella ustulata. Pat. testd subquadrato-ovatd, antice 

 paululmn attemiatd, postice convexo-depressd, antice 

 tumido-umionatd, apice obtusa, radiatim elevato-striatd, 

 striis prope marginem scabrosis ,- tistulato-rufd, fasciis 

 angustis albis subdistantibus nitide radiatd, striis prope 

 marginem plus minus nigris, intus alba. 



The scokched Limpet. Shell somewhat squarely ovate, 

 a Little attenuated in front, posteriorly convexly de- 

 pressed, anteriorly tumidly umbonated, apex obtuse, 

 radiately elevately striated, striae scabrous next the 

 margin ; burnt-red, neatly rayed with rather distant 

 narrow white bands, striee more or less black next 

 the margin, interior white. 



Hab. ? 



Nothing is known of the locality of this very charac- 

 teristic species, fringed, as it were, with burnt-brown and 

 black colouring, interrupted with a regular series of dis- 

 tinct narrow white bands. 



Species 89. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella scalata. Pat. testd ovatd, subacute convexd, 

 apice vix centrali, radiatim obtuse striata, et Jiic illic 

 lineari-sulcatd ; livido-albicante, fasciis nigris pecu- 

 liariter bifurcatis aut diagonaliter lineari-strigatis ra- 

 diatd, intus subpellucido-corned. 



The laddered Limpet. Shell ovate, rather shai-ply 

 convex, apex scarcely central, radiately obtusely stri- 

 ated, and here and there linearly grooved ; livid-white, 

 rayed with black bands, peculiarly bi-forked, or dia- 

 gonally linearly streaked, interior subtrausparent 

 horny. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Distinguished by a characteristic pattern of black dia- 

 gonally blotched and barred rays, upon a livid -white 

 ground. 



January, 1855. 



