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Assiminea Grayana Leach. 
Jetirey’s British Conch., v, p. 99, pl. 4, fig. 1; pl. 97, fig. 5.—Verrill, Amer. 
Journ. Sci., xx, p. 250, Sept., 1880. 
This was found in July of this year, by the write r, living among deeay- 
ing sea-weeds, at high-water mark, etarben the docks at New port, R. I 
It was associated with Alexia myosotis and Truncatella tr uncatula, 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, 
Bulima intermedia Cantraine. 
G. O. Sars, op. cit., p. 210, pl. 11, fig. 20; pl. xviii, fig. 41. 
Several living specimens were taken at stations 870, 871, 874, 876, and 
877, in 85 to 155 fathoms. 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 EF. oleacea. The sutures are not at all 
impressed; the whorls are flattened so that the spire has a regular, 
long-conical form. Aperture regularly ovate. The surface is smooth, 
polished, and shining. Color of shell pure white, translucent; in life 
the animal shows through, giving it a pale orange or salmon color. 
Length, 5.6""; breadth, 1.6"™. 
Bulima distorta Deshayes. 
G. O. Sars, op. cit., p. 210, pl. 11, fig. 23. 
A single living specimen of this curious little shell was obtained at 
station 871, in 115 fathoms. 
Turbonilla nivea Stimpson, Check List. 
Chemnitzia nivea Stimpson, Proc. Boston Soe. Nat. Hist., iv, p. 114, 1851; In- 
vert. Grand Manan, p. 23, 1853. 
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, 6.5"; breadth, 
oon, 
Turbonilla Rathbuni Verrill & Smith. 
Amer. Journ. Sci., xx, p. 398, Nov., 1880. 
Several fine living specimens were taken at stations 865 to 867, in 64 
and 65 fathoms, and at stations 893 to 895, in 238 to 365 fathoms. 
Dedicated to Mr. Richard Rathbun, of the United States Fish Com- 
mission. 
