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Terebra prolixa. T. modica, subulata, subtenuis, nitida ; 

 anfr. 16 conicis, plicis ad 20 acutis parum elevatis ornatis, postice 

 stria volvente incisis ; colore dilute fulvo vitta rufa demuin eva- 

 nescente et vitta pallida angulo postico apefturse exeunte orDato : 

 apertura ovata ; columella contorta rufa. Axis 33 ; diam. 8 mil- 

 lim. Off China Coast, in 25 fathoms, sandy. W. S. 



A distinctly fluted species. T. amoena is smaller, shorter, and 

 differently colored. 



Nassa sufflata. T. ovato-conica, ventricosa, subtenuis, 

 cinerascens, fusco prope suturam tessellata etiam hie illic macu- 

 lata, striis volventibus paucis antice et striis binis postice insculp- 

 ta : spira acuta, turrita ; anfr. 7-j- posticis plicatis, ultimo araplo : 

 apertura lata ; labro acuto, serriculato ; columella, vix callosa. 

 Long. 22 ; diam. 12 millim. Inhabits Hong Kong Harbor. Ka- 

 gosima. W. S. 



Allied to iV. dispar and N. mutabilis. 



Nassa beata. T. parva, ovato-conica, solida, polita, grisea 

 fulvido vittata, costis acutis ad 15 stria subsuturali incisis ornata, 

 interspatiis concavis, anfractu ultimo ad dorsum simplici antice 

 striis 3-4 cincto : apertura parva angusta ; labro incrassato intus 

 profunde sulcato ; columella callosa, plicato-granulosa. Axis 

 10 ; diam. 6 millim. Inhabits Loo Choo, in 18 fathoms, sandy. 



w. s. 



Very near to N. optata, which has a beaded rather than a 

 fluted surface ; and the lip and pillar of the aperture are un- 

 armed. 



Nassa reposta. T. solida, ovato-conica, rudis, cinerea, plicis 

 inconspicuis 12-14 demum carentibus, et filis remotis (superne 4) 

 ornata ; anfr. 7 convexis postice sub-angulatis : apertura ampla 

 rotundato-ovata ; labro incrassato expanso intus denticulato; colu- 

 mella valde arcuata lutea, vitrea ; fauce fusco-rufa postice luteo- 

 fasciata. Axis 12 ; diam. 7 millim. Inhabits Sydney, N. S. W. ? 



Nassa mustelina. T. parva, elongata, ovato-conica, polita, 

 livida maculis pallidis fusco marginatis variegata, ad anfractu m 

 ultimum postice et antice vittis pallidis (marginibus articulatis) et 

 lineis binis medianis usque ad labrum acutum pallidum prolongatis 



