NASSA. 



Plate XXIV. 



Species 157. (Mus. Cuming.) 



N.^ss.v GLABRATA. Nass. tc'dS acmiduata, IrBvi, politd, 

 iontjitudimiUter obsolete driatu, albidd, fasciis cineras- 

 ceutihm maculisque fuscis ornatd ; cohimelld callosd, 

 brevilaminatd, labro mbincraasato, mnrgine tenui, 

 Jlexuoso. 



TuE SMOOTH Nassa. Shell acuminated, smooth, polislied, 

 lonfi-itudinally obsoletely striated, whitish, ornamented 

 with ash-bands and brown-spots ; columella callous, 

 short-laminated, lip rather thickened, edge thin and 

 flexuous. 



Aciculina glahrata, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Httb. Pliilippine Islands ; Cuming. 



A small smooth polished Terebra-]jikii shell. 



Species 158. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa Wilson i. Naas. testa ovato-cotdcd, purimreo-nl- 

 gricante, zouuld lutescente cingulatd, costis longitudi- 

 nalibus lirisqne temubiis transversis creberrime decus- 

 satd ; aperturd pand, rotnndatd, fauce deuticiilatd, 

 columelld stmplici, labru varicoso. 



Wilson's Nassa. Shell ovately conic, purple-black, en- 

 circled with a narrow yellowish zone, very closely de- 

 cussated with longitudinal ribs and thin transverse 

 ridges ; aperture small, rounded, interior denticulated, 

 columella simple, lip varicose. 



C. B. Adams, Panama Shells, p. 67. 



Hah. Panama. 



A small ovate pur]Dle-black sheU, closely sculptured, 

 encii'cled with a narrow yellow band. 



Species 159. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa labiata. Nass. testd anguste acumiuatd, nitidd, 

 cinern-scente, pallide fasciatd, longitudinaliter costatd, 

 costis ad sutnras nodnlosis, transversim sidcatd; aper- 

 turd parvd, columelld fiisco-lammatd, labro varicoso, 

 tnargine temd, jlexuoso, snperiii sinuato. 



The lipped Nassa. Shell narrowly acuminated, shin- 

 ing, light ash, faintly banded, longitudinally ribbed, 

 ribs nodulous at the sutures, transversely grooved ; 

 aperture small, columella brown-laminated, lip vari- 

 cose, edge thin, iiexuous, sinuated at the upper part. 



December, 



Aciculina labiata, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 

 Hah. Malacca (iu coarse sand at ten fathoms) ; Cuming. 



Of the same aciculated form as iV. glahrata, ribbed 

 throughout. 



Species 160. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa vittata. Nass. testd acuminata, subturritd, albidd, 

 nitidd, vittis fuscis duahus distantibus chigulatd, longi- 

 tudiualiter costatd, costis obtitsis, iufenie suhevanidis ,■ 

 upertitrd pand, columelld brevilaminatd, labro vari- 

 coso. 



The filleted Nassa. Shell acuminated, rather tur- 

 reted, whitish, shining, encircled with two distant 

 brown fiUets, longitudinally ribbed, ribs obtuse, rather 

 fading towards the lower pail; ; aperture small, colu- 

 mella short-laminated, lip varicose. 



Aciculina vittata, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Hah. Island of Ticao, Philippines (in coral sand at six 

 fathoms) ; Cuming. 



In the filleted bands of this interesting species the spots 

 appear only in the interstices between the ribs. 



Species 161. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa Terebeoides. Nass, testd anguste acuminata, 

 pallide ptirpttrasceide-rosed, obscure fasciatd, transver- 

 sim lineari-sulcatd, longll ndinaliter costatd ; aperturd 

 parvd, columelld brecihuiiinuld, labro varicoso, intus 

 denticulato. 



The Teeebra-like Nassa. SheU narrowly acuminated, 

 pale purple-rose, obscurely banded, transversely li- 

 nearly grooved, longitudinally ribbed ; aperture small, 

 columella short-laminated, lip varicose, denticulated 

 within. 



Aciculina costata, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Hah. ? 



An aciculated ribbed species of a semitransparent pinky 

 hue, bordering on Terehra. 



Species 162. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa Pupinoides. Nass. testd cglindraceo-ovatd, dense 

 sjii raider striata, ad suturas minute plicatd,fuscescente, 



1853. 



