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gemma?, the interstices are somewhat alveolate in appearance, 

 the aperture square, lip simple, canal short. A few specimens, 

 not differing from each other, {catena, a chain). 



C. eutrapela sp. now (PI. X., fig. 52). 



C. testa perlonga, cylindrica, gradatim attenuata, albo- 

 cinerea, delicatula, anfractibus quatuordecim, apicalibus tri- 

 bus, simplicibus, hand nitentibus, carneo-cinereis, cceteris 

 elegantissimis, ad suturas quasi-canaliculatis, pallide ochraceo- 

 tinctis, tricarinatis, carinis subvitreis papilloso-gemtnatis, 

 undique longitudinaliter liratis, ultimo anfractu quadri- 

 carinato, ad basin/ planato, paullum excavato, apertura 

 quadra to-ovata, labro simp/ice. 

 Long., 7-50, Lat., 1-50 mill. 



A very elegantly chased, glassy species, cylindrical, four- 

 teen whorled, the apical whorls being dark, cinereous, but 

 smooth, the sculpture is such as is usual in this genus, thrice 

 keeled whorls, the keels gemmulate at their junction with the 

 longitudinal connecting lirre, last whorl four keeled, mouth 

 quadrato-ovate, base somewhat excavate, smooth, shining. 

 Three or four specimens. (IvrpaireXos elegantly formed). 



C. Fosterae sp. nov. (PI. X., fig. 53). 



C. testa gracillinia, multum attenuata, delicatuhi, perpulchra, 

 anfractibus quatuordecim, quorum tribus apicalibus; hevibus, 

 ochraceo-brunneis, cceteris angulato-ventricosis, apud suturas 

 canaliculars, et ochraceo-zonatis, in medium anfractuum 

 albesccntibus, supra plus miiiiisve violaceo-tinctis, duobus costis 

 spiraliter conspicu'e accinctis, regularibus, gemmulatis, inter- 

 stitiis iuterdum, prcecipue ad suturas, alreo/atis, apertura 

 subrotunda, peristomate tenui, marginem apud columella- 

 rem triangulatim expanso, canah brevi. 

 Long., 6, Lat., 1 mill. 



A most exquisite shell, extremely graceful and attenuate, 

 with fourteen whorls, of which three are apical, pale-brown and 

 smooth, the rest ventricose, slopingly angled, canaliculate 

 at the sutures, and also banded at the junction of the whorls 

 with ochraceous-brown, while the median portion is white, the 



