394 FERUSSACIDjE. 



lineis perparvis fulvis confertis circumcincta : vitta variabilis seu 

 ssepius versum basim anfractuum superiorum et supra medium 

 anf. ultimi posita. Anfractus circiter 10, convex!, sensim 

 accrescentes, ad suturam prof undam sub lente obsolete subcrenati, 

 multo latiores (ultimo excepto) quam alti : apex obtusus. Apertura 

 angusta, quartam partem totius altitudinis paululum superaus. 

 Columella brevis, arcuata, oblique contorto-truncata. 



" Long. 1| poll. [=32 mm.], lat. f poll. [=7 mm.]." (Hanley.) 



Hob. 8. India (Hanley) ; Pulney Hills (Fairbauk, Beddome). 



"The hair-like lines and narrow fillet seem peculiar to the 

 species : the fillet, however, is neither constant, nor fixed as to 

 position." (Hanley.) 



According to Beddome Glessula isis has much the colouring of 

 O. textilis, but the shell is very different in form, being elongated 

 and narrow. 



365. Glessula subperrotteti, Beddome. 



Glessula subperrotteti, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. vii, 1906, p. 163, 

 pi. 15, fig. 1; Pilsbry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 71, pi.' 8, 

 figs. 1, 2. 



Original description : " Testa ovato-turrita, superne attenuata, 

 nitidissima, leviter plicato-striata, i'ulvo-cornea ; spira turrita, 

 apicem versus obtusiusculum attenuata ; sutura impressa, crenu- 

 lata ; anfractus 9, vix convexiusculi, ultimus |- testae subaequans ; 

 apertura semi-ovalis ; columella subrecta, albido-callosa, peri- 

 stomate recto, tenui, marginibus callo albido junctis. 



" Long. 28, diain. 9 mm. ; apertura 10 mm. longa, 5 lata." 

 (Beddome.) 



Hob. India : Travancore Hills, above Calcad. 



"Intermediate between cJiessoni, Bens, and perrotteti, Pfr. 

 The sculpture is much less prominent than in the former." 

 (Beddome.) 



The British Museum possesses a specimen, received from the 

 late Colonel Beddome, which is more conoid than the type, since 

 it is only 26'5 mm. long, while the diameter is 10 mm. 



366. Glessula canarica, Beddome. 



Glessula canarica, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soe. London, vii, 1906, 

 p. 164, pi. 15, fig. 4 ; Pilsbry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 72, 



pi. 8, tigs. 7, 8. 



Original description : "Testa turrito-oblonga, teuuiuscula, spira 

 oblonga, apice obtuso, politissima, purpureo-fusca, distincte et 

 confertim subcostulato-striata, sub lente confertim decussata, 

 sutura impressa, anfractus 9, subplaniusculi, ultimus longitudinis 

 sequans ; apertura verticalis, oblongo- semi-ovalis ; peristoma 

 tenue ; columella valde arcuata, antice fere verticaliter truncata. 



"Long. 25, diam. 9 mm.; aperture 8 mm. longa, 4 lata." 

 (Beddome.} 



