TEKEBRA.— Plate XXIII. 



A very distinct type of Terebra, with a strong Mitra- 

 ke aspect, tessellately enamelled throughout with square 

 opaque white spots upon a fawn cream-coloured ground. 



Species 124. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Terebra Taylori. Ter. testa conico-subtdatd, basin 

 versus obesuhi, purpureo-cinered, lividd, obscure fa-s- 

 ciatd, anfractibus convexis, medio concavis, supra et 

 infra plicato-crenulatis ; aperturd ovatd, subeffusd, 

 columella brevi, recta. 



Taylor's Terebra. Shell conically subulate, rather stout 



towards the base, purple-ash, livid, obscurely banded, 

 whorls convex, concave in the middle, plicately cre- 

 nuled above and below ; aperture ovate, a little 

 effused, columella short, straight. 

 Hab. Torres Straits, Australia. 



A characteristic new species from Torres Straits, in the 

 possession of Mr. T. Lombe Taylor, who, after Mr. Cu- 

 ming, has probably the completest collection of shells in 

 Europe, not excepting even the collection of the Baron 

 Delessert or of any public museum. Mr. Metcalfe also 

 possesses specimens. 



