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Subvar. cochlidium, Lea. 



Melimia cochlidium, Lea, P. Z. S. 1850, p. 183 ; Reeve, Con. Icon. 

 %. 27 ; Nevill, Hand List, pt. 2, p. 224. 



Original description : Testa la?vi, subulata, subcrassa, rufo- 

 cornea ; spira elevata, acuminate, ad apicera minute plicata; 

 suturis regulariter irapressis ; anfractibus tredecim, subcompressis, 

 anf ractu ultimo supra angulato, inagno ; apertura late ovata, parva, 

 ad basira retusa, iritus albida ; columella regulariter incurva. 



Alt. 37-5, diam. 12-5 mm. 



Hah. Philippines ; Katchall, Nicobar Islands (Roepstorff). 



Var. pirenoidea, Ntvill, Hand List, pt. 2, p. 224. 



" A remarkable, * Pirena-like,' strongly decollate and massive 



form, " (Nevill.) 



Alt. 30, diam. 12 mm. 

 Hab. Nicobars. 



Subvar. perdecollata, Nevill, torn. cit. 



A smaller form, still more decollate, only two or three whorls 

 remaining. 



Hab. Nicobars. 



Var. plana, v. d. JBusch, MS., Brot, Conch.-Cab. ii, pi. 21, 

 fig. 17 a. 



? Melanin gaudiosa, Hinds, Nevill, Hand List, pt. 2, p. 225. 



" The apical eight whorls are very prominently and regularly, 

 longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated ; last whorl, of course, 

 smooth at base ; of uniform dark olive-green colouration." 

 (Nevill.) 



Alt. 28-5, diam. 7'75 mm. 



Hab. Great Nicobar. 



23. Tiara (Eadina) fuscata (Born). 



Tiara (Radina) fuscata (Born), Test. Vindob. 1780, p. 390 (as Helix) 

 [not of the Con. Indica], and Test. Mus. Caesar. Vindob. pi. 16, 

 tig. 17 ; Nevill, Hand List, pt. 2, p. 221. 



Original description : Testa subulata, laevis, transversim sub- 

 tilissime striata ; anfractus decem teretes ; apertura ovata ; labriun 

 laeve ; faux cinerea ; color e luteo fuscus. 



Alt. 48, diam. 15 mm. 



Hab. Nicobars. 



24. Tiara (Radina) zeleborii (Brot). 



Tiara (Eadina) zekborii (Brot), Mat. Melaniens, iii, p. 35, pi. 2, 

 figs. 13, 14 ; Nevill, Hand List, pt. 2, p. 230. 



Original description ; Testa subulata, solida, f usco-nigra, polita ; 



