NISO. 287 



E. SEMISTRIATA, A. Ad. PI. 70, fig. 17. 



White, partially very finely spirally striated; whorls 4, the 



last ovate, oblong. Length, 12 mill. 



Japan. 



Subgcnus SCALENOSTOMA, Desb., 1803. 

 E. CARINATA, Desh. PI. .70, fig. 14. 



White ; whorls 11, the earlier ones a little convex, subsequently 

 planulate, the periphery carinate, base convex. Length, 13 mill. 



Ide of Bourbon. 

 E. APICULATA, Souverbie. PI. 70, fig. 18. 



White, translucent; whorls 13, rather convex, the last only 

 showing a strong peripheral carina. Length, 7 '5 mill. 



New Caledonia. 

 E. RANGII, Folin. PI. 70, fig. 20. 



. Yellowish; whorls 12, smooth, periphery carinate. 

 Length, 2 '7 mill. 



Panama. 



E. DESHAYESII, A. Ad. (unfigured). Gulf of Suez. 



Subgenus SUBEULIMA, Souverb., 1875. 

 E. LAMBERTI, Souverb. PI. 70, fig. 19. 



Shell much curved, consisting of twelve whorls, with carinated 

 periphery, the upper whorls with fine spiral striae, soiled white. 

 Length, 19 mill. 



New Caledonia. 



On the right side are varices as in the curved species of 

 Eulima ; in fact this appears to be simply a Scale nostoma with 

 curved spire. 



Genus NISO, Risso, 1826. 



N. SPLENDIDULA, Sowb. PI. 71, fig. 24. 



Solid, smooth, whitish purple, interruptedly brown-banded on 

 the periphery, above and below the suture, and surrounding the 

 umbilicus ; whorls numerous, suture and varices impressed and 

 edged with brown. Length, 1*5 inches. 



S. Elena , W. Co. of Central America. 



