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pw 22. Mirra nopiirrata, A. Adams. MM. testd oblongo-fusiformi, 
Paki pallidé fulvd, fascid latd rufa transversd ornatd ; spird acumi- 
natd, turritd ; anfractibus octo planis, infra suturas angulatis ; 
nitidd, longitudinaliter plicatd; plicis distantibus, prominenti- 
bus, obliquis, prope suturas valdé nodulosis ; interstitiis lineis im- 
pressis apes ornatis ; columelld plicis quatuor ; labro acuto. 
Hab. f 
An elegant form, with the pliciform ribs strongly nodulose at their 
hind part. 
23. Mirra pura, A. Adams. WM. testd fusiformi; spird aper- 
turd longiori; anfractibus subplanulatis ; albd; cingulis trans- 
versis angustis, subelevatis, crenulatis, rufo subarticulatis ; liris 
tribus intermediis ; interstitiis valde punctatis, ornatd ; aperturd 
oblongd, antice dilatatd ; columella plicis quingue ; labro intus 
sulcato, margine crenato. 
Hab. ? 
An elegantly formed species, with the last whorl somewhat recurved. 
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(2tr 24. Mirra cincuxata, A. Adams. WM. testd ovato-fusiformi ; 
f spird acutd, aperturam equante ; anfractibus planulatis ; sordide 
albd ; cingillis prominentibus subcrenulatis, acutis, transversis ; 
interstitiis longitudinaliter valde clathratis, ornatd ; anfractu ul- 
timo antic? producto et recurvato ; columelld plicis tribus. 
Hab. 2 
This species belongs to that group in which the whorls are encir- 
cled with transverse ridges. 
An . 25. Mirra reticutata, A. Adams. WM. testd ovato-fusiformi ; 
ki spird aperturd breviori ; anfractibus subrotundis ; albd ; cingulis 
transversis, @quidistantibus, acutis, crenulatis, sulcis obliquis 
longitudinalibus decussatis, ornatd ; columelld plicis quatuor ; la- 
bro intus sulcato. 
Hab. Port Essington, 7 fathoms, sandy mud (Jukes). 
Remarkable for the acute, crenated, transverse ridges which give 
the surface a reticulated appearance. 
é An - 26. Mirra asperuuata, A. Adams. WM. testd oblongo-fusiformi, 
pallide rufo-fuscd, ad suturas albidd, longitudinaliter sulcatd, 
transversim liratd, liris nodulis, subacutis, asperulatis ; spird pro- 
ductd ; anfractibus sex, subrotundis ; aperturd spire dimidium 
equante, antice abrupte truncatd ; columelld plicis tribus ; labro 
acuto. 
Hab. Australia. 
The transverse ridges are set with subacute nodules, which give a 
rough appearance to the surface. 
Ly 27. Mirra mrrapitis, A. Adams. WM. testd fusiformi; spird 
[ofr ; acuminatd, aperturd longiori ; anfractibus novem, planulatis, su- 
perne angulatis ; albd, maculis rufis triangularibus, et punctis trans- 
verso-elongatis, rufescentibus, ornatd ; longitudinaliter plicatd, 
