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foratd ; anfractibus rotundatis, suturd profundd ; varicibus sub- 



numerosis, laminatis, extantibus, prominentibus , superne in angu- 



lum acutum productis ; aperturd ovali, postice acutangulatd, antice 



subęuadratd, labio interno subexpanso ; colore inter varices fusco- 



purpurascente. 



Pyramidal. acute, rather ventricose, spirally striated. with a deep 



suture and with rather broad laminar varices, which are expanded 



into an acute angle near the suture. 



Found by Mr. Cuming in black sand at a depth of four tathoms, 

 at Dumaguete, isle of Negros. 



ScALARiA ovALis, Thcs. Conch. part 4. pi.' 34. f. 104. Seal. testd 

 subovali, IcBvi ; anfractibus paucis, ultimd magnd; varicibus noyem. 

 crassis, rotundatis ; aperturd ovali, margine incrassato, labio in- 

 terno incrassato, espanso ; colore inter varices pallide cceruleo. 

 The \vhorls of this very small shell are fesv in number, the lašt dis- 

 proportionately large, with about nine very thick rounded varices ; 

 the aperture is oval, with a very thick edge, and the inner lip ex- 

 panded. 



Collected by Mr. Cuming in sandy mud at tvventy to thirty 



fathoms, at Cagayan, province of Misamis, island of Mindinao. 



ScALARiA HEXAG0NA, Thes. Conch. part 4. pi. 33. f. 67. Seal. testd 



brevi, lavi, imperforatd ; anfractibus contiguis, varicibus sex, 



crassis, prominentibus, ad apicem oblique continuis ; aperturd ro- 



tundatd ; colore albo . 



A short, imperforate, white species, with whorls closely umted 



and strong varices, forming about six obliąue continuous lines along 



the spire. cc e 



In the cabinet of Mr. Cuming : brought by Col. Moftat from Aca- 

 pulco ; found in the sands, 



ScALARiA Elenensis, Thes. Conch. part 4. pi. 34. f. 102. Seal. 

 testd pyramidali, Icevi, imperforatd; anfractibus contiguis; vari- 

 cibus sex ; ad suturam subplicatis, irregulariter continuis ; aperturd 

 ovali ; colore albo. 

 Resembling Sc. unifasciata, butwithout any band, and having the 

 varices straighter and not so regularly continuous. 



Collected by Mr. Cuming at Punta St. Elena, West Columbia ; m 

 sandy mud at six fathoms. 



ScALARiA OBTUSA, Thes. Couch. part 4. pi. 33. f. 54. Seal. testd 



ventricosd, pyramidali, imperforatd, Icevi ; anfractibus contiguis ; 



varicibus numerosis, crassis, rotundatis, continuis, superne sub- 



angulatis ; aperturd rotundatd, antice subemarginatd ; labio interno 



spiraliter recurvo ; colore albo. 



Rather short and thick, white, with numerous varices, which con- 



tinue on the spire from whorl to whorl, and are slightly angular 



above ; the inner lip of the aperture is spirally tvyisted, and forms an 



undulated notch at its juncture with the outer lip. 



Collected by Mr. Cuming at Punta St. Elena, \Vest Columbia ; m 

 sandy mud at six fathoms. 



