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ABsimiiiea Grayana Leach. 



Jeffrey's British Couch., v, p. 99, jil. 4, fig, 1 ; jil. 97, fig. 5. — Verrill, Auier. 

 Journ. Sei., xx, p. 250, Sept., 1880. 



Tliis was fouiul in July of this year, by the writer, living among- decay- 

 ing sea- weeds, at high-water mark, between the docks at Newport, R. I. 

 It was associated with Ah'.ri(( mt/osofis and TnnicafeUa tni)tcafi(J<(, and 

 was rather more abundant than either of the latter. Drawings of the 

 animal of this and the two species last named were made by Mr. J. H. 

 Emerton. The animal agrees well with the figures and descriptions of 

 the European examples. It has not been recognized as American before. 



Eulima intermedia Cautraine. 



G. O. Sars, op. cit., p. 210, pi. 11, fig. 20; pi. xviii, fig. 41. 



Several living specimens were taken at stations 870, 871, 874,870, and 

 877, in 85 to 155 lathoms. It has previously been known from deep 

 water in the Mediterranean, and off the Canary Islands, Lofoden Islands, 

 and Finmark (200 to 300 fathoms). 



This shell is more slender than JE. oleacea. The sutures are not at all 

 impressed; the v/horls are llattened so that the spire has a regular, 

 long-conical form. Aperture regidarly ovate. The surface is smooth, 

 j)olished, and shining. Color of shell pure white, translucent; in life 

 the animal shows through, giving it a pale orange or salmon color. 

 Length, 5.0'""'; breadth, 1.6'"'". 



Eulima distorta Deshayes. 



G. O. Sars, op. cit., p. 210, pi. 11, fig. 23. 



A single living specimen of this curious little sheU was obtained at 

 station 871, in 115 fathoms. 



Turbouilla nivea Stimpson, Check List. 



ChcmuUzla nivca Stimpson, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., iv, f). 114, 1851; In- 

 vert. Grand Manan, j). 23, 18o3. 



One perfect specimen of this very rare shell was dredged at station 

 871, in 115 fathoms. 



It is distinguished by its very slender, elongated form, with twelve 

 flattened, closely coiled whorls and slightly marked sutures. The 

 sculpture consists of well-marked, regular, transverse, rounded ribs, 

 with smooth interstices ; no spiral lines. Color white; surface shining. 

 Apical whorl small, incurved, and reversed. Length, G.5'"'"; breadth, 

 Lo-""". 



Turbouilla Rathbuni Verrill & Smith. 



Amer. Jonrn. Sci., xs, ]). 398, Nov., 1880. 



Sever;jl fine living s])ecimens were taken at stations 805 to 807, in 04: 

 and G5 fathoms, and at stations 893 to 895, in 238 to 305 fathoms. 



Dedicated to Mr. Richard liathbun, of the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



