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laevigata, oleo nitens; spira magis rainusve depresse 

 convexo-conica; apex perobtusus, submucronatus. Anfr. 

 4 1 / 2 — 5'/ 2 convexi, celeriter accrescentes, sutura pro- 

 funda disjuncti, oblique striatuli, ultimus inüatus, subtus 

 aut obsoletissime aut non angulatus, basi prope regio- 

 neni umbilicalem declivis, 1 j 2 omnis altitudinis aequans 

 vel superans. Apert. parum obliqua, ovata, superne 

 acuminata; perist. simplex, acutum, marginibus callo 

 distincto, prope perforationem subexciso junctis, colu- 

 mellari angulato-concavo, incrassato, subreflexo, basali 

 rotundato, non effuso, dextro semicirculari. (Boettger). 

 Alt. 2 3 / 4 — 3'/ 8 , diara. 27 8 — 2*/ 4 mm; alt. apert. 1% lat. 



apert. l l / 4 mm. 

 Hab. Hongkong, in der Deep Bay, 6 , Exple. (comm. 

 v. Moellendorff und B. Schmacker). Ausserdem vor- 

 liegend von Hoihow auf Hainan, 12 Exple. (comm. 

 v. Moellendorff, leg. 0. Herz). — Ueberdies erwähnt 

 von Kulungsu bei Amoy (Nevill). 

 Die Stücke von Hoihow mit alt. 3 5 / 8 , diam. 3'/ 4 mm; 

 alt. apert. 2, lat. apert. l 5 / 8 mm sind vom Hongkonger 

 Typus nur durch die etwas bedeutendere Grösse abweichend. 



21. Assiminea elegans Pal. 

 Paladilhe 2 p. 19, Taf. 10, Fig. 11-13; Paladilhe ' 

 p. 10 (littorina, non D. Ch.). 



T. imperforata , ovato-conica , Cornea , pallide succinea , 

 nitida, polita, subpellucida; spira conoidea; apex 

 miuutus, obtusulus. Anfr. 4 — 5 subconvexiusculi, 

 postice rapide a principio tertii accrescentes, sutura 

 parum profunda, superficiali, subduplicata separati, 

 passim obsolete vix striatuli, penultimus sat magnus, 

 altitudine 2 — 3 priores conjunctos adaequans, ultimus 

 major, postice 72 altitudinis testae formans, ad regionem 

 umbilicalem juxta columellam stricte excavatulus, ad 



