70 Zoological Societi/. 



perioribus longitrorsum biseriatim tuberculo-plicatis ; tuberculis 

 parvis approximatis, interstitiis Icevibus ; aperturd ohlongd ; colu- 

 mella rectiusculd, subtruncatd. Axis 23 lin. 

 Hab. Japan ; sandy mud : Dr. Siebold. 

 Cab. Cuming. Unique. 



Tekebra glauca. Ter. testd turrito-subulatd, acuminatd, glauces- 

 cente ; anfractibus rotundatis, eleganter cancellatis, prope sutu- 

 ram cingulo albido tuberculato ; anfractu ultimo elongato, pallide 

 fasciato ; aperturd ovali ; columelld contortd. Axis 14 lin. 



Hab. ? 



Cab. Cuming. Unique. 



Terebra LARViEFORMis. Ter. tesldsubcylindraced, turrito-subulatd, 

 fused, nitidd ; anfractibus brevibus rotundatis, longitrorsum plico- 

 costatis, superne lined impressd contractatis ; costis rotundatis vel 

 varicosis, interstitiis leviter striatis ; anfractu ultimo breviusculo, 

 pallide fasciato ; aperturd pallidd. Axis 23 lin. 

 Hab. St. Elena, Monte Christi, west coast of America ; in from 

 six to fifteen fathoms, sandy mud. 

 Cab. Cuming. 



I have examined a number of specimens of this shell, all of which 

 I refer to this species, and find them vary much in the general and 

 relative proportion of their outline and width of whorls. 



Terebra elata. Ter. testd siibcylindraced , elongate turrito-subulatd, 

 pallide fulvd ; anfractibus fere jilanulatis, longitrorsum plicatis, 

 superne lined impressd cinctis ; plicis approximatis, interstitiis 

 striatis, anfractu ultimo ad basin et prope suturam fusco ; aper- 

 turd elongatd. Axis 12 lin. 

 Hab. Bay of Montijo, west coast of America ; in fifteen fathoms, 

 coarse sand. 

 Cab. Cuming, 



Terebra textilis. Ter. testd turrito-subulatd, pallide luted; an- 

 fractibus fere planulatis, longitrorsum plicatis, superne lined jmtic- 

 tato-impressd cinctis, serie tuberculorum deinde excisd albidd ; pli- 

 cis approximatis, interstitiis striatis ; anfractu ultimo parvo, uni- 

 colore ; columelld plicatd, labio interno producto. Axis 11 ^hn. 

 Hab. Sorsogon, Bay of Manila, Philippines ; Straits of Macassar ; 

 in from six to thirteen fathoms, sand and coarse gravel. 

 Cab. Cuming and Belcher. 



This Asiatic sj^ecies very closely resembles the American just de- 

 scribed, and furnishes another of those instances of afiinity, whilst 

 still retaining unquestionable distinctness, which occur so frequently 

 in the shells of the tropics of the two hemispheres ; and thus whilst 

 both are enriched by similar forms, these present themselves under 

 slight but constant differences. 



Terebra picta. Ter. testd subcylindraced, turrito-subulatd, ?iitidd, 

 pallide aurantiacd, atro-fusco longitrorsum maculatd vel nebulosd ; 

 anfractibus rotundatis, superne cingulo tuberculato, infra plico- 

 costatis, interstitiis striatis ; anfractu ultimo fasciato ; aperturd 

 parvd, atro-fuscd ; columelld subrectd. Axis 15 lin. 



