394 FERUSSACIDJE. 



lineis perparvis fulvis confertis circumcincta : vitta variabilis seu 

 ssepius versum basim anfractuum superiorum et supra medium 

 anf. ultimi posita. Aufractus circiter 10, couvexi, sensim 

 accrescentes, ad suturam prof uudam sub lente obsolete subcrenati, 

 multo latiores (ultimo excepto) quam alti : apex obtusus. Apertura 

 augusta, quartam partem totius altitudinis paululum sui)eraDS. 

 Columella brevis, arcuata, oblique contorto-truncata. 



" Long. 1-i- poll. [=32 mm.], lat. f poll. [ = 7 mm.]." {Hanley.) 



Hah. y. Inclia {Hanley) ; Pulney Hills {Fairhaiil-, Beddome). 



" The hair-like lines and narrow tiUet seem peculiar to the 

 species : the fillet, however, is neither constant, nor fixed as to 

 position." {Hanley.) 



According to Beddome Glessida isis has much the colouring of 

 G. textilis, but the shell is very diff'erent in form, being elongated 

 and narrow. 



3G5. Grlessula subperrotteti, Beddome. 



Glessida sub2}errotteti, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. vii, 1906, p. 163, 

 pi. 15, fig. 1 ; Pilsbrv, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 71, pi. 8, 

 figs. 1, 2. 



Original description : — " Testa ovato-turrita, superne attenuata, 

 nitidissima, leviter plicato-striata, i'ulvo-cornea ; spira turrita, 

 apicem versus obtusiusculum atteiuiata ; sutura impressa, crenu- 

 lata ; anfractus 9, vix coiivexiusculi, ultimus i testje subaequans ; 

 apertura semi-ovalis ; columella subrecta, albido-callosa, peri- 

 stomate recto, teuui, marginibus callo albido juuctis. 



"Long. 28, diam. 9 mm.; apertura 10 mm. longa, 5 lata." 

 {Beddome.) 



Hah. India : Travaucore Hills, above Calcad. 



"Intermediate between cJiessoni, Bens, and perrotteti, Pfr. 

 The sculpture is much less prominent than in the former." 

 {Beddome.) 



The British Museum possesses a specimen, received from the 

 late Colonel Beddome, which is more conoid than the type, since 

 it is only 26'5 mm. long, while tlie diameter is 10 mm. 



366. Grlessula canarica, Beddome. 



Glessida canarica, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Sue. London, vii, 1906, 

 p. 164, pi. 15, fig. J ; Pilsbrv, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 72, 

 pi. 8, figs. 7, 8. 



Orif/inal description : — "Testa tun'ito-oblouga, teuuiuscula, spira 

 oblonga, ajfice obtuso, politissima, purpureo-fusca, distincte et 

 coufertim subcostulato-striata, sub lente confertim decussata, 

 sutura impressa, anfractus 9, subplaniusculi, ultimus ilongitudinis 

 sequans ; apertura verticalis, oblongo- semi-ovalis ; peristoma 

 tenue ; columella valde arcuata, antice fere verticaliter truncata. 



"Long. 25, diam. 9 mm.; aperture 8 mm. longa, 4 lata.'' 

 {Beddo7ne.) 



