TEREBRA.— Plate XXI. 



with orange-red, whorls numerous, narrow, flat, 

 broadly margined above, the margin being rather 

 swollen and obliquely crenulated, encircled below 

 with three granular ridges, the interstices between 

 which are pricked ; columella keeled and twistedly 

 recurved. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 314. 



Hab. ? 



A most distinct and elegantly sculptured species, unique 

 in the collection of M. Deshayes. 



Species 107. (Mus. Deshayes.) 



Tekebra obsoleta. Ter. testa acumiuato-subulatd, soli- 

 diusculd, sordide Jiavidd, ad basin obscure fusco fas- 

 ciatd, anfractibus declivi-planalis, ad marginem cal- 

 losis et oblique crenulatis, deinde spiraliter tenuiliratis ; 

 aperturd parvd, columella brevi, laminatd, ad basin 

 carinatd et contortd. 



The obsolete Terebra. Shell acuminately subulate, 

 rather solid, dull yellowish, obscurely brown-banded 

 at the base, whorls slopingly flattened, callous and 

 obliquely crenulated at the margin, then spirally 

 finely ridged ; aperture small, columella short, lami- 

 inited, keeled and twisted at the base. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 310. 



Hab. ? 



Closely allied to T. cingulifera, but of a more acicularly 

 acuminated growth, with the columella shorter at the 

 base. The shell has indications of a brown band at the 

 base, and the sutural margin has a light enamelled ap- 

 pearance. 



Species 108. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tekebra laevigata. Ter. testa elongato-turritd, graeili, 

 Jiavidd, anfractibus concavo-planis, Itevigalis, sulco su- 

 perne divisis, deinde spiraliter punctalo-striatis, inar- 

 gine suturali tumidiusculo ; aperturd ovatd, columella 

 contorlo-recurvd. 



The smooth Terebra. Shell elongately turreted, slen- 

 der, yellowish, whorls concavely flattened, smooth, 



divided at the upper part by a groove, then spirally 

 puncture-striated, sutural margin rather swollen ; 

 aperture ovate, columella twistedly recurved. 



Gray, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1834, p. 61. 



Hab. Ceylon ; Dr. Sibbald. 



This is, I fear, only a slender variety of T. cingulifera. 



Species 109. (Pig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Terebra tiauella. Ter. testa subulald, purpurea vel 

 fulvescente-spadiced, anfractibus declivi-planulatis, pri- 

 nts paucis longitudinaliter plicato-liratis, cceteris l/evi- 

 bus, spiraliter impresso-striatis, ad marginem sutura- 

 lem conspicue tuberculato-nodatis ; aperturd oblongd, 

 subejfusd, ad basin carinatd et contorto-recurvd. 



The little tiara Terebra. Shell subulate, purple or 

 fulvous fawn, whorls slopingly flattened, the first 

 few longitudinally plicately ridged, the rest smooth, 

 spirally impressly striated, conspicuously tubercularly 

 noduled at the sutural margin ; aperture oblong, 

 rather effused, keeled and twistedly recurved at the 

 base. 



Deshayes, Journ. de Conch. 1857. 



Hab. Cape Natal. 



A comparatively smooth species, neatly coronated with 

 distinct tubercular nodules. 



Species 110. (Mus Cuming.) 



Terebra Kieneri. Ter. testa conico-snbulaid, pallide 

 castaned, immaculatd, anfractibus undique concentrice 

 dense plicatis, sulco superne divisis, anfractu ultimo 

 rotundato ; aperturd ovatd, collumelld brevi, contorto- 

 recurvd. 



Kiener's Terebra. Shell conically subulate, pale chest- 

 nut, unspotted, whorls concentrically closely plicated 

 throughout, divided at the upper part by a groove, 

 last whorl rounded ; aperture ovate, columella short, 

 twistedly recurved. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1859, p. 294. 



Hab. Tasmania. 



A closely plicated shell of a uniform pale chestnut 



colour throughout. 



