MANGILIA. 265 



by minute revolving striae; whitish, with a4arge dorsal brownish 

 spot or stain. Length, f mill. 



New Caledonia. 



Described by Souverbie as M. coniformis, a name preoccupied 

 by Gray, above. 



M. PULCHELLA, Reeve. PI. 24, fig. 20. 



Many ribbed, the ribs flexuous, narrow, the interstices very 

 faintly reticulated ; yellowish white, with several narrow chestnut 

 bands interrupted by the ribs. Length, 12 mill. 



Isle of Ticao, Philippines, on the sands (Cuming). 



M. VEXILLUM, Reeve. PI. 24, fig. 8. 



Whorls nodulous at the shoulder, with ribs descending from 

 the nodules, entire surface of the shell decussately striated, as 

 if very finely granulated ; orange-yellow, with a number of 

 narrow whitish bands. Length, 11 mill. 



Philippines, under stones (Cuming). 

 M. LAMELLATA, Reeve. PI. 26, fig. 69. 



Sutures deep, a little cavernous, ribs narrow, erect, lamelli- 

 form, somewhat pointed around the sutures, transversely 

 strongly distantly striate ; yellowish white, faintly zoned with 

 pale brown. Length, 11 mill. 



Philippines, coarse sand, 7 fathoms (Cuming). 



M. REEVEI, Tryon. PL 26, fig. 68. 



Longitudinally plicately ribbed ; ribs crossing the shoulder to 

 the suture; yellowish white or light brown, banded with pale 

 chocolate, crossed with numerous obscure fine white lines. 



Length, 11 mill. 



Philippines (Cuming). 



Described by Reeve as Mangilia crassilabrum, but the specific 

 name is preoccupied by himself in Pleur. crassilabrum, which is 

 also a Mangilia. 



M. INTERRUPTA, Reeve. PI. 23, figs. 74, 75 ; PI. 22, fig. 51. 



Shell nodose at the shoulder, with strong, narrow, rounded 

 ribs descending from the nodules ; whitish, with hair-like, 

 chocolate, revolving lines between the ribs, sometimes approxi- 

 mating into bands. Length, 7 mill. 



Philippines, Sandwich Isl., Mauritius, Abyssinia, Ceylon. 



