52 THE LITTLE SHELLS. 



Chemnitzia ccistanea, Cpr., cas-tan'-e-a, is repre- 

 sented hi Fig. 33. The shell is somewhat 

 larger than that of the last, and is of a chestnut 

 color, as the name indicates. Its eight or ten 

 whorls are marked with numerous fine ribs, 

 and though so small, it is a beautiful shell. 

 Fig. 33- Chemnitzia tenuicula, Gld., ten-u-ic'-u-la, 

 is another representative of the genus which was 

 named for the scholarly Chemnitz. It is a southern 

 species, has flattened whorls, and is marked with fine 

 and crowded ribs. Color, brownish ; length, one- 

 fourth of an inch. 



Dunkeria laminata, Cpr., Dun-ker'-i-a lam-in-a'-ta, 

 is the name of another similar mollusk belonging to 

 a sub-genus of Chemnitzia. 



Its shell is similar in size and color to that of the 

 last species, but its eight whorls are more rounded 

 and more finely cancellated. 



Oscilla inscnlpta, Cpr. , Os-sil'-la in-skulp'-ta, is very 

 minute and has a spire-shaped shell, the five whorls 

 of which are marked by a few strong spiral ridges. 

 Whitish ; length, one-eighth of an inch. 



Miralda quinqnecincta, Cpr., Mi-ral'-da quin-que- 

 sink'-ta, Five-banded Miralda. The little shell is of 

 the same size and color as the last. The sutures are 

 distinct, and the flat whorls are marked by a few 

 strong spiral bands and many minute cross-ribs. 



The list of these graceful but inconspicuous crea- 

 tures is not yet complete, for, closely following, we 

 have Evalea te7inisculpta, Cpr., E-va'-le-a ten-u-i- 

 sculp'-ta, with its white, few-whorled, nearly smooth 

 shell, a little over one-eighth of an inch long ; and 

 its sister, Evalea graciliente, Cpr., gra-sil-i-en'-te, 



