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straminea, plicis ad 12 elevatis ct filis rufeseentibus 5 ad plicas 

 dilatatis ornatis ; anfr. 7 convexis, apicalibus simplicibus, ultimo 

 antice coarctato ; sutura profunda : apertura subcircularis ; labro 

 obtuso, extus incrassato ; columella callo erecto instructs. ; sinu 

 siphonali profundo. Axis 6 ; diam. 4 millim. Inhabits Hong 

 Kong Harbor. W. S. 



Most noticeable for its large folds, unfinished aspect, and con- 

 striction about the beak. 



Nassa spurca. T. parva, acuta, ovato-conica, cinerascens 

 vel rufescens linea spirali flavida cincta, plicis numerosis et filis 

 supercurrentibus ubique cancellata ; anfr. 7 ventricosis : apertura 

 parva rotundata ; labro extus incrassato, intus sulcato ; columella 

 arcuata, callo fuscescente sparsim granulato induta ; fauce fusco 

 vittata. Axis 10 ; diam. 6 millim. Inhabits St. Simon's Bay, in 

 12 fathoms, sandy. W. S. 



The fine rasp-like surface and dusky aspect, with the single 

 pale belt, distinguish it ; somewhat like a small JV. trivittata. 

 This and the preceding belong to the subgen. Tritia, Adams. 



Mitra jaculanda. T. parva, symmetrica, fusiformis, cine- 

 reo-rubescens fusco dilute' nubeculata, sulcis longitudinalibus fere 

 continuis et lineis volventibus levioribus (8) anticis sensim remo- 

 tioribus clathrata; anfr. 7 rotundatis, ultimo § longitud. testae 

 adtequante ; sutura exili : apertura angusta ; labro intus denticu- 

 lato ; columella 4-plicata. Axis 8 ; diam. 2.5 millim. Inhabits 

 China Seas. W. S. 



Allied to M. recurva, Rv., but the sculpture is much more 

 delicate. 



Mitra secalina. T. minuta, fusiformis, obtusa, impolita, 

 fulva ; anfr. 6, apicalibus secundis, ltevibus, ceteris striis exilibus 

 longitudinalibus et transversis quadrulas eiformantibus ubique or- 

 natis ; sutura tabulata : apertura angusta, postice quadrata ; labro 

 acuto, exigue crenulato, intus denticulato ; columella, 3-plicata. 

 Axis 6 ; diam. 3 millim. Inhabits Ousima. W. S. 



Mitra russa. T. parva, elongato-ovata, castanea vel auran- 

 tiaca, nitida, plicis ad 14 ad anfractum ultimum solum expositis, 

 et striis exilibus ad interspatia ornata ; anfr. 6 admodum con- 

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