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as V. longicaudatus, is conspiciious for its elegant form and long canal. 

 Its headquarters are the Philippine Islands. 



66. *Vertagus Kochi, Phil. A species of wide distribution, 

 extending from the East African coast to the Malay Archipelago. 



67. *TuREiTELLA infraconsthicta, Smith. Three or four specimens 

 of this distinct form, described in 1878, fi'om Li"eut.-Col. Wilmer's 

 collection. 



68. TURKITELLA LEPTOMITA,^ U.Sp. PI. XIII, FigS. 12, 12«. 



T. testa pergracili, attenuata, pallide cinerea, anfractibus 14, 

 apud suturas multum constrictis, tricarinatis, una carina apud 

 medium, duabus inter se proximis juxta supra suturas, anfractu ultimo 

 quadricarinato, imdique arctissime et tenuissime obliquiliratis, liris 

 delicatissimis, fimbriatis, cai^inis anfractus ultimi contiguis, apud basim 

 brurmeo-ochraceo suffuso, spiraliter delicate lirato, interstitiis arete 

 clathratulis, fimbriatis, apertura rotimda, labro simplice. Long. 21-50, 

 lat. 5-50 mm. 



A most delicate shell, long, attenuate, slender, of a very pale ash- 

 colour, with brown staining at the base, the whorls thrice keeled (the 

 last whorl being furnished with four carinte). The whorls are entirely 

 sniTounded with very close and delicately fimbriolate raised oblique 

 striae, the mouth is round, outer lip simple. 



69. LiTTOEiNA Mattritiana, Lam. Another species of wide range, 

 including Mauritius and the Australian and New Zealand coasts. 



70. RissoiNA (Zebinella) cjelata, a. Ad. Probably identical with 

 R. striata, Quoy. A large and conspicuous species. 



71. Capulus (Thyca) crtstallina, Gould. One or two specimens. 

 They are parasitic, mainly on Asteroids. 



72. Katica RAYNOLDiANiE, Recluz. This species extends from 

 Ceylon to the Malay Peninsula, and as far east as the Fiji Isles. 



73. Natica (Mamilla) SiMi.a:, Desh. The distribution of this shell 

 is also very wide, it being found in New Zealand. 



74. SCALAEIA alata, Sby. ) -r. ,1 i. • i. • 1 



[ Both very scanty m material. 



75. ScALAEfA similis, Sby. ) 



76. Obeli sous sulcatus, A. Ad. 



77. 0. terebellum, Miill. 



78. 0. TERES, A. Ad. 



79. MoRJiULA KissoiNA, A. Ad. A curious species, rissoid in form, 

 with the plait of an Odostomia. 



80. Daronia SUBDIS.IUNCTA, H. Ad. PI. XIII, Figs. 1-3. With 

 some hesitation we unite the handsome specimen from the Andamans 

 with this species, of Avhich there is a single small dead specimen 

 in the British Museum fi-om the collection of H. Adams; there 



1 A€7rT(^juiTos, ' composed of superfine threads.' 



