PATELLA. 



Plate XXXIII. 



Species 95. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella sanguinalis. Pat. testa suhohlongo-ovatu, 

 timid, pellitcida, lateraliter leviter compressd, apice 

 mibacuto, anlico, radiatim dense irregulariter striata; 

 pallide cornea, lineis tenuibus palUde sanr/uineis un- 

 dique uudato-retkalatd. 



The blood-tinged Limpet. Shell suboblong-ovate, 

 thin, trau.sparent, slightly compressed at the sides, 

 apex ratJier sharp, anterior, radiately densely irregu- 

 larly striated ; pale horny, everywhei'e wave-reticu- 

 lated with pale red thin lines. 



Hah. ? 



Of thin subtransparent horny textiu'e, and rather com- 

 pressly ovate form, delicately painted throughout with a 

 network of pale red waved bnes. 



Species 96. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella stellularia. Fat. testa ovatd, antice vix at- 

 tenuatd, siibconvexd, radiatim noduloso-liratd ; cas- 

 taneo-hnmnea, stelld albd ad apicem, intus pellucidu, 

 suhiridescente . 



The starred Limpet. Shell ovate, scarcely attenuated 

 in front, slightly convex, radiately nodosely ridged ; 

 chestnut-brown, with a white star on the apex, in- 

 terior pellucid, subiridescent. 



QuoY and Gaimard, Voyage de I'Astrolabe, vol. iii. p. 

 347. pi. 70. f. 18 and 20. 



Hah. New Zealand. 



Readily distinguished by a rather large irregular star- 

 pattern of white upon a chestnut-brown ground. 



Species 97. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella articllata. Pat. testa Jiexagono-ovatd, antice 

 atteiniatd, suhphino-depressd, midique radiatim, liratd 

 et striata; olivaced, radiis lutescentiJjus ad angulos, 

 liris piirpurco-nir/ro et alho articulatis, intus subar- 

 gented. 



The articulated Limpet. Shell hexagonally ovate, 

 attenuated in front, rather flatly depressed, every- 

 where radiately ridged and striated ; olive, with yel- 

 low rays at the angles, ridges articuLited with purple- 

 black and white, interior rather silvery. 



Hah. Island of Ticao, Philippines. 



A rather compressly flattened species, divided on the 

 surface into seven to nine subangular areas, rayed with 

 neatly articulated ridges. 



Species 98. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella Chiloensis. Pat. testa rotundato-ovatd, antice 

 suhacmuinatd, acute conoided, elevatd, apice snbcen- 

 trail, radiatim costatd, costis retusis, subobsoletis ; 

 fuTneo-nigro irregtdariter tinctd et strigatd, intersti- 

 tiis albidis pe?paucis promisciiis, intus snhargented. 



The Chiloe Limpet. Shell rotundatcly ovate, a bttle 

 acuminated in front, sharply conoid, elevated, apex 

 nearly central, radiately ribbed, ribs worn, nearly 

 obsolete; irregularly stained and streaked with 

 smoky-black, whitish, interstices very few and pro- 

 miscuous, interior a little silvery. 



Hab. Island of Chiloe ; Cuming. 



A characteristic deeply conoid shell, almost entirely 

 smoky-black, rust-tinged towards the apex, with white 

 appearing promiscuously at remote intervals. 



Species 99. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Patella striata. Pat. testd rotundato-ovatd, sttbdepressd, 

 apice valde antlco, acuta, radiatim dense liratd, llrls 

 circa apicem subobsoletis ; virescente-oVwaced, intus 

 vlvlde virescente, nucleo fuscescente, marglne latlus- 

 culo, nigricante-olivaceo . 



The striated Limpet. Shell rotundately ovate, rather 

 depressed, apex veiy anterior, sharp, radiately densely 

 ridged, ridges nearly obsolete about the apex ; green- 

 ish-olive, interior bright green, nucleus light brown, 

 border rather broad, blaekish-olive. 



Patelloidea striata, Quoy and Gaimard, Voyage de I'As- 

 trolabe, Moll. pi. 71. f. 8-11. 



Hah. Galapagos Islands ; Cuming. 



An obscure greenish-olive species, with mostly a bright 

 green interior and rather broad dark olive border. The 

 suiface, which is rather depressed, is densely radiately 

 elevately striated, but the striie are only faintly developed 

 I'ound the apex. 



March, 1855. 



