TEREB R A. 



Plate XXVII. 



Species 147. (Pig. a, Mus. Metcalfe, 

 Fig. b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Terebra rustica. Ter. testa fusiformi-oblongd, acumi- 

 nata, aurantio-rufd vel cinered, infra suturas alio el 

 purpureo obscure fasciatd, anfractibus declivi-convexis, 

 indivisis, varicoso-costatis, costis subdistaniibus, inter- 

 stitiis lineari-sulcatis ; aperturd oblongd, columella ca- 

 rinatd, vim contortd. 



The rustic Terebra. Shell fusiformly oblong, acumi- 

 nated, orange-red or ash-colour, obscurely banded be- 

 neath the sutures with white and purple, whorls slop- 

 ingly convex, undivided, varicosely ribbed, ribs rather 

 distant, interstices linearly grooved ; aperture oblong, 

 columella keeled, scarcely twisted. 



Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 158. 



Hab. ? 



There is a very near relationship between this species 

 and some abnormal varieties of T. fulgnrala and aciculata. 

 The basal columellar keel is often conspicuously coloured 

 in all three. 



Species 148. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Terebra tenera. Ter. testa cylindraceo-oblongd, sub- 

 turritd, lutescente, rufo infra suturas fasciatd, anfrac- 

 tibus plano-convexis, indivisis, valide varicoso-costatis, 



costis distant ibus, interstitiis coucavis, niientibus ; 

 aperturd oblongd, columella subcontortd. 



The dainty Terebra. Shell cylindrically oblong, some- 

 what turreted, yellowish, banded beneath the sutures 

 with red, whorls flatly convex, undivided, strongly 

 varicosely ribbed, ribs distant, interstices concave, 

 shining; aperture oblong, columella a little twisted. 



.Iinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 158. 



1'ab. Ceylon. Straits of Malacca ; Hinds. 



This little species, with its distant varicose ribs, has 

 son ewhat the appearance of a Mangelia. 



Species 149. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tereera PYGMiEA. Ter. testa cylindraceo-oblongd, solidi- 

 uhuld, lutescente, ad suturas lined purpureo-castaned 

 co.ispicue cingulatd, anfractibus couvexis, indivisis, 

 oblique crebricosiatis ; aperturd minima, columella' 

 teuue lamuiald. 



The pygmy Terebra. Shell cylindrically oblong, rather 

 solid, yellowish, encircled with a conspicuous purple- 

 chestnut line at the sutures, whorls convex, undivided, 

 obliquely closely ribbed ; aperture very small, colu- 

 mella thinly laminated. 



Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 158. 



Hab. Straits of Malacca (in seventeen fathoms, mud) . 

 Hinds. 



A varicosely angled shell, considerably removed from 

 the typical form of the geuus. 



Species 150. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Terebra aciculata. Ter. testa fusiformi-ovatd, acumi- 

 nata, pallide fulvd,fusco infra suturas plumbeo fas- 

 ciatd, nodulis albidis, anfractibus convexis, superne sul- 

 catis et angulatis, ad unguium crenulato-nod ulatis , 

 aperturd oblongd, subampld, columella redd, carinatd. 



The needle-pointed Terebra. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 acuminated, pale-fulvous, minutely freckled with 

 brown, banded beneath the sutures with lead-colour, 

 nodules whitish, whorls convex, grooved and angled 

 round the upper part, crenulately noduled at the 

 angle ; aperture oblong, rather large, columella 

 straight, keeled. 



Buccinum aciculatum, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. x. 

 p. 175. 



Terebra aciculata, Hinds. 



Hab. Acapulco, Xipixapi, Mexico (on the sands); Cuming. 



A strong, crenulately shouldered species ; the crenules 

 sometimes amounting almost to tubercles. 



Species 151. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Terebra fulgurata. Ter. testa fusiformi-oblongd, acu- 

 minata', albidd autfulvescente, castaneofulgurati 

 suturas plumbeo fasciatd, anfractibus plicato-costatw, 

 indivisis, in interstitiis lineari-sulcatis, sulcis interdum 



obsoletis ; aperturd oblongd, columella conspicuc cari- 

 natd, ad basin subrecurvd. 

 The lightning-marked Terebra. Shell fusiformly 

 oblong, acuminated, whitish or fulvous, lightning- 

 marked with chestnut, encircled with a lead-coloured 

 band beneath the sutures, whorls plicately ribbed, 

 undivided, linearly grooved in the interstices, grooves 



June, 1860. 



