36 MITEA. 



486. obeliscds (f. 126, 127), Reeve. 



487. radix (f. 5. r >2), Sowerby. — M. ob< lisco simili, sed costis 

 distantibus, arcuatis. 



488. PTLiSTEiATA (f. 402), Sowerby. — Testa angusta, pyra- 

 midata, tenuiter decussata, fulva, flainmis pallide fuscis infra 

 medium anfractuuui ornata; linea impressa prope suturain 

 spiraliter cincta; spira, attenuata, ultimo anfractu brevi, 

 elegauter fusif'ormi. — Shell narrow, pyramidal, finely decus- 

 sated, fulvous, ornamented at the lower part of the whorl 

 with pale brown flames, encircled with a spiral impressed 

 line near the suture ; spire attenuated, last whorl short, 

 elegantly fusiform. 



489. longispira (f. 403), Sowerby. — Testa tenuis, gracilis, 

 fulva, fascia alba medio anfractuum cincta, costis angularibus, 

 elegauter sinuatis et striis spiralibus sculpta, spira, attenuata, 

 anfractibus numerosis, turritis, ultimo anfractu antice 

 attenuate. — Shell thin, slender, fawn-coloured, encircled 

 with a white band in the middle of the whorls ; sculptured 

 with angular, elegantly curved ribs and spiral striae ; spire 

 attenuated, whorls numerous, turreted ; last whorl attenuated 

 in front. 



490. sficata (f. 190, 383), Reeve. 



491. mucronata (f. 377-380), Swainson.— Our fig. 377 

 represents M. concentrica, Reeve, which cannot be separated 

 from this species. 



492. verrucosa (f. 381, 382), Reeve. — Besides the strong 

 tubercles with which the ribs are studded, the form of the 

 shell is different from that of M. mucronata, the last whorl 

 being longer. 



493. salmonea (f. 375) , Sowerby. — Testa fusiformi, flavida, 

 salmoneo nebulata, spira acuminata, anfractibus convenius- 

 culis, crebriliratis; ultimo anfractu, superne angulato, costis 

 obliquis, interstriatis ad angulum echinatis armato, antice 

 attenuato, acuminata; apertura intus striata. — Shell fusiform, 

 yellowish, clouded with a salmon tintjspire acuminated, whorls 

 rather convex, closely ribbed ; last whorl angular above, arm- 

 ed with oblique interstriated ribs, with tubercles at the angle, 

 anteriorly attenuated, acuminated; aperture striated within. 



