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8. Assiminea brevicula (P.). 

 Pfeiffer, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1854 p. 306 (Hy- 

 drocena), Mon. Pneumon. viv. Suppl. I, 1858 p. 156 (Hy- 

 drocena) und Suppl. III p. 210 und 419 (Realia); v. Mar- 

 tens p. 205; Pease p. 163; Morelet, Ser. Conen. IV, 

 1875 p. 294; Nevill, Journ. As. Soc. ßengal, Calcutta 

 Vol. 50, II, 1881 p. 159, Taf. 7, Fig. 5 (Thier) und Hand 

 List p. 67 (c. subvar. bibalteata, bicolor und flavida). 



Morelet, Journ. Conch. Vol. 13, 1865 p. 226 (Hydro- 

 cena marginata). 



v. Martens p. 203 (pinguis) ; Pease p. 163 (pin- 

 guis) ; Nevill p. 64 (pinguis) . 



v. Martens p. 204 (miniata); P e a s e p. 163 (miniata); 

 Paetel, Cat. Conch. Samml., Berlin 1883 p. 75 (miniata). 

 W. T. Blanford, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) Vol. 19, 

 1867 p. 384, Fig. 6 (rubelte); Pease p. 166 (rubelte); 

 Issel, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova Vol. 6, 1874p. 450 {rubelte); 

 Paetel 1. c. p. 75 (rubelte). 



T. subimperforata, globoso-conica vel conico-globosa, soli- 

 dula, corneo-fulva, sordide olivacea vel rubra, unicolor 

 vel zonis et suturali et basali pallidioribus cineta, oleo 

 nitens; spira convexo-conica, magis minusve alta; apex 

 acutus, submucronatus, saepe erosus. Anfr. 7 celeriter 

 aecrescentes, sutura modice impressa, sulcis 1 — 2 pro- 

 fundis marginata disjuneti, superi planiusculi, spiraliter 

 substriati, caeteri densissime striatuli, penultimus con- 

 vexus, ultimus inflatus, spira longior. Apert. subverti- 

 calis, angulato-ovalis, superne acuminata; perist. rectum, 

 marginibus callo junetis, columellari coneavo, calloso, 

 ad rimam appresso, albido, basali subeffuso. — Operc. 

 tenue, coneavum, olivaceo- corneum, paucispiratum, 

 nucleo submarginali. (Boettger). 

 Alt. 7'/ 4 — 7 1 2 , diam. 4 i ; 4 -4 fl / 8 mm; alt. apert. 3'/ 2 — 3 3 / 4 ; 

 lat. apert. 2 , / 2 — 2 3 / 4 mm. 



