184 DRILLIA. 



D. EROSA, Schrenck. PI. 12, fig. 39. 



Shell longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated, a narrow 

 band at the suture brown, with sometimes a darker band at the 

 suture and another at the base. L. 17, diam. 6 mill. 



Gulf of Tartary, Japan. 



D. IMP AGES, Adams and Reeve. PI. 10, fig. 73. 



Shell flexuously, narrowly ribbed or plicate, the plicae extend- 

 ing to the suture, but not prominent ; yellowish brown. 



Length, 36 mill. 



China Sea. 



This species has not been recognized by any conchologist 

 subsequent to its publication in the Voyage of the Samarang ; 

 it is more like Clionella than any other of the group. 



D. NOV^E-ZELANDI^I, Reeve. PL 12, figs. 44, 42. 



Shell spirally sulcate and longitudinally striate, the suture 

 slightly impressed, marginate and subcrenulate ; sinus rather 

 broad and shallow ; rose-ash color, purple-rose within the aper- 

 ture. Length, 1 inch. 



New Zealand. 



First described by Quoy under the name of rosea (fig. 42) 

 preoccupied by Sowerby, changed by Deshayes to Quoyi, pre- 

 occupied by Desmoulins. 



D. DIGNA, E. A. Smith. 



Shell ovately fusiform, bluish ash under a thin light olivaceous 

 epidermis ; whorls nine, slightly convex, with 13-14 oblique 

 longitudinal ribs, forming nodules on the periphery ; aperture 

 brown, bifasciate with white, the lip thin, white-margined, with 

 a small sinus ; columella callous towards the base ; canal rather 



short and wide. L. 26, diam. 9 mill. 



California. 



I am not acquainted with this species ; it is unfigured. 



D. MONTEREYENSIS, Stearns. PL 12, fig. 30. 



Shell similar in form to D. torosa, but smaller, the longitudinal 

 nodules and short ribs number 14 to 15 on each whorl, with 

 rather coarse inconspicuous revolving striae, there are also 

 indistinct puckerings at the suture of the spire-whorls ; dark 



