164 LOO CHOO MOLLU8K8. 



Alt. 31, greatest diameter of last whorl above aperture 5 mill. 



Alt. 26, greatest diameter of last whorl above aperture 5 mill. 



Yaeyama (Okinawa), Loo Choo Is. (Fr. Stearns). 



Believing this species to be new, I sent examples to Prof. Dr. O. 

 Boettger, the great authority on these shells, and received the fol- 

 lowing emphatic confirmation of my opinion : " Die Clausilia von 

 Okinawa ist ohne jeden Zweifel n. sp. Es ist eine Stereophcedusa, 

 und steht in der Mitte zwischen japonica Crosse and brevior v. Mts." 



No similar form has hitherto been reported from the Loo Choo 

 group, the nearest allies of the species being Japanese. It is named 

 in honor of Mr. FREDERICK STEARNS of Detroit, who has contributed 

 so largely to our knowledge of the Japanese fauna. The specimens 

 vary considerable in length, but not in other characters. 



TEREBRIDJE. 

 Terebra (Subula) maculata Linn. Yaeyaina. 



Native name, Take-noko-kai (bamboo sprout shell). 1 full 

 grown live shell 7", with operculum and one each without, 5f" and 

 3". 



Terebra (Subula) muscaria Lain.(var.). Yaeyama. 1 live shell. 

 Terebra (Subula) muscaria Lam. (Typical). 



Native name, Ushi-no-Tsuno, bora (bull's horn shell), 28 live 

 shells. Hirame Jima. 

 Terebra (Subula) crenulata Linn. Kudaka Is. 



Native name, Uno-Tsuna, bora (big rope shell). 

 Terebra (Subnla) dimidiate Lam. Kudaka Is. 



Native name, same as previous species ; 1 1 live shells. 



CONIDJE. 

 Conns marmoreus Linn. Ohon-me Is. 



Native name, Bote-furi, bora. 27 live shells, medium and small, 

 the largest 6 cm. long. 



Conns imperialis Linn. Yaeyama. 



Native name, Nagashi-nani. 4 live shells, 7 cm. long. 

 Conns vexillum Gml. Itoma Jima. 



5 fine live shells, with epidermis, the largest 5}" long. 

 Conns miles Linn. Kobasbima. 



9 live shells with epidermis, the largest 7 cm. long. 

 Native name, Imo-Gai (sweet-potato shell). 



