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conspicuis, in anfractu ultimo fere deficientibus munita ; 

 spira breviuscula, apice ohtusulo ; sutura impressa ; 

 anfr. k Xfi convexiusculi, emhryonales \ 1/2 lœvigati^ 

 violaceo-purpurei, penultimus valde convexus, ultimus 

 valde et per oblique descendens , pro trac tus , magnus , 

 inflatus, spiram multo superans ; columella paululum 

 recedenSy intus alba; apertura ovato-subpiriformis, medio- 

 criter ampla, intus sordide albida; perist. pallide casta- 

 neo-albidum, subincrassatum,br éviter reflexum, margini- 

 bus subconvergentibus, callo tenuissimojunctis, columellari 

 piano, leviter dilatato. — Long. 48, diam. maj. 27 mill. 

 Apert. cum perist. 27 longa, 18 lata. (Coll. Paz et Hi- 

 dalgo.) 



Habitat Quito, reipublicœ jEquatoris. (Paz.) 



7. Pdpa gubernatoria . 



T. rimato-perforata, subcylindraceo-ovata, solida, 

 striis subdistantibus, obsoletis longitudinaliter impressa, 

 nitidula, sordide cretaceo-albida ; spira sursum sensim 

 attenuata, apice obtusa; sutura impressa, sat profunda , 

 anfr.9subplanulati, embryonales 2 luteo-albidi^diaphuni, 

 sequentes opaci, ultimus subascendens, antice plicato- 

 striatus; apertura semi-ovalis, intus livide castaneo-fusca; 

 perist. incrassatum, subduplex, externum albidum, re- 

 flexum, internum castaneo-fuscum , marginibus callo 

 crasso junctis, columellari pro funde et parum conspicue 

 uniplicato; plica parie lis aperturalis valida, profunda.— 

 Long. 23, diam. maj. 1 1 mill. Apert. cum perist. 9 mill \ /2 



longa, 9 lata. (Coll. Grosse et Bland.) 



Var. /3 major, striis minus obsoletis et magis distanti- 



bus impressa; anfr. \0. — Long. 30, diam. maj. 13 milL 



(Coll. Crosse et Bland.) 



Hab. New Providence, insularum Bahamensium (Raw- 



